Press Play with Madeleine Brand
ISIS claims responsibility for bombings in Sri Lanka
More than 300 people died in a series of bombings at churches and high-end hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday.
By Madeleine Brand • • 49m ListenMore than 300 people died in a series of bombings at churches and high-end hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday. The Islamic State claimed responsibility today, and if true, this would cast more doubt on the Trump administration’s insistence that ISIS has been completely defeated.
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More than 300 people died in a series of bombings at churches and high-end hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday. The Islamic State claimed responsibility today.
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