The Terrorist Attacks in Sri Lanka

<p>A series of highly coordinated bombings in Sri Lanka has left more than 350 people dead. How did a small, obscure and underfinanced local group carry out one of the deadliest terrorist attacks since 9/11? Guest: Jeffrey Gettleman, the South Asia bureau chief for The New York Times. For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/thedaily" target="_blank">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. </p><p>Background reading:</p><ul><li>The Islamic State<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/23/world/asia/isis-sri-lanka-blasts.html?smid=pc-thedaily" target="_blank"> claimed responsibility for the bombings</a>, but the extent of its involvement is not yet clear.</li><li>Here’s<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/24/world/asia/sri-lanka-attacks-news.html?smid=pc-thedaily" target="_blank"> what we currently know and don’t know</a> about the attacks.</li></ul>