08/20/2019 Sri Lanka (International Christian Concern) – The Bishops’ Conference of Sri Lanka has called for an “independent and impartial” investigation into the bombings of three churches and three hotels on Easter Sunday. The leaders claim that this investigation must bring about justice for the victims by holding those responsible before the law.

On April 21, Easter Sunday, suicide bombers reportedly supported by ISIS attacked three churches and three luxury hotels in Sri Lanka. As a result, 263 people were kill and another 600 were wounded. Among the dead and wounded were many Sri Lankan Christians who were attacked while celebrating Easter in their churches.

In an open letter, the Bishops’ Conference of Sri Lanka said, “Although various efforts of recovery by the government are appreciable, we wish to repeat that what is most important is to do justice by bringing those responsible before the law rapidly.”

“[We] are deeply saddened to note that a just, fair, and impartial investigation has not yet been launched,” the letter continued. “We note that various commission has been created and their main objective seems to identify those responsible for serious security flaws.”

Following the bombings, reports surfaced that India security services issued at least four warning about the possibility of an attack. These warnings, issued prior to the bombings, were ignored by authorities in Sri Lanka.

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