Sri Lanka bombing – Evil ISIS suicide terrorist who studied in UK is identified
THE sick Sri Lankan suicide bomber who studied in the UK before returning to his homeland to commit mass murder has been identified.
Abdul Lathief Jameel Mohamed studied aerospace engineering at Kingston University between 2006 and 2007, according to
He was responsible for the smaller suicide blast at the Dehiwala hotel in southern Colombo hours after the later explosions, it has been reported.
Officials earlier revealed that the twisted ISIS extremist also studied for a post-graduate degree in Australia.
It has since emerged that he attended a university in Melbourne, reports the .
And according to he lived in a London suburb while studying at a college.
Speaking at a news conference, State Minister of Defence Ruwan Wijewardene said: "We believe that one of the suicide bombers studied in the UK and later did his postgraduate studies in Australia before coming back to settle in Sri Lanka."
The bombshell revelation that one of the depraved extremists studied in the UK has sparked fears that he could have been radicalised while living in this country.
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Authorities said that there were nine suicide bombers, including a woman, who murdered at least 359 people on Easter Sunday.
Speaking about the extremists' backgrouds, Mr Wijewardene said: “Some of the suicide bombers – most of them are well educated and come from maybe middle and upper middle class.
“So they are financially quite independent. Their families are quite stable financially. So that is a worrying factor in this.
WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR:
- At least 359 people killed and 500 injured after nine suicide bombers attacked three churches, four hotels and a block of flats in Sri Lanka
- Thirty-nine foreigners were killed including eight Brits, 'several' Americans, one Dutch, one Chinese, two Turkish, three Danes and one Portuguese national
- 40 suspects have been arrested
- Authorities name local Islamic terror group National Thowheeth Jama'ath as being responsible for the attacks saying they were helped by 'international network' of jihadis
- ISIS claims the suicide bombers were 'soldiers of the Islamic State'
“They studied in various other countries. They hold degrees. They are quite well educated people.”
In 2016, the Sri Lankan government said that 32 of its Muslim citizens from “well-educated and elite” families had fled to Syria and joined ISIS although it's not clear if any of those fighters were involved in Sunday’s attack.
And in an astonishing revelation, Mr Wijewardene said that top intelligence officials deliberately hid information on the attacks and security chiefs did not take action.
The minister also said the massacre must have been planned for at least seven or eight years.
Sri Lankan police have yet to officially name all nine of the suicide bombers although it is believed that Inshaf Ibrahim, his brother Ilham and his wife Fatima are among the group who committed mass murder.
In an ISIS propoganda video, claiming to show the masked attackers, three men are named as Abul Barra, Abul Mukhtar and Abu Ubaida although these are most likely names given to them by the death cult.
The terror group also released a picture which it claims shows seven of the terrorists alongside the mastermind who co-ordinated the massacre.
Released by the Amaq news agency — the death cult's propaganda unit — the image is said to show extremist cleric Zahran Hashim.
A 'family of hate' who carried out mass murder
- Ilham Ibrahim, 36, who is the son of a millionaire spice tycoon, is understood to have set off the first bomb at the Shangri-La hotel
- Seconds later YouTube Islamist ranter Zahran Hashim detonated a second device at the luxury hotel which left five Brits dead
- Police sources later confirmed Ilham’s 38-year-old brother Inshaf was the suicide bomber who blew up the Cinnamon Grand Hotel in Colombo.
- Their twisted family of hate is at the centre of the series of horrifying attacks in Sri Lanka.
- The brothers' wealthy dad, Yoonis, who is also a trustee at the local mosque, was among more than 40 suspected jihadis in custody.
- Police revealed that Ibrahim’s pregnant burka-clad wife Fatima was a key player in the bomb plot.
- And when armed SWAT teams arrived at the couple’s home she killed herself, her three young sons, her unborn child and three cops with a suicide vest.
- A master plan was recovered by police listed the target hotels and churches in the home they shared with dad Yoonus Ibrahim in Mihawila Gardens in smart Dematagoda.
Hashim is seen with men in the picture who are all seen standing in front of an ISIS flag.Amaq news agency claimed that the terrorists involved in the attacks were "fighters of the Islamic State".
In an earlier statement, the extremists said: "The perpetrators of the attack that targeted nationals of the countries of the coalitions and Christians in Sri Lanka before yesterday are fighters from the Islamic State."
On Monday, the Sri Lankan government named local terror group National Thowheeth Jama'ath as being responsible for carrying out the horrific attacks with the help of an "international network" of Jihadis.
Earlier it emerged that an unverified video posted to social media claimed an ISIS-affiliated group was behind the attacks.
The video, purportedly from Al Ghuraba Media, run by supporters of the terror group, featured the chilling message: “This bloody day is our reward to you.”
It also showed photos of three of the alleged suicide bombers.
The men are named as Abul Barra, Abul Mukhtar and Abu Ubaida and appear in front of a black ISIS flag giving a one-finger salute.
While the bombings in Sri Lanka have all the hallmarks of an ISIS attack, the terror group has falsely claimed responsibility for atrocities in the past which were in fact carried out by deranged lone wolves.
But cabinet spokesman Rajitha Senaratne said yesterday that the sick jihadi bombers were helped by an "international network" of terrorists to plan the coordinated assaults.
"We do not believe these attacks were carried out by a group of people who were confined to this country," Senaratne said.
'INTERNATIONAL NETWORK' OF JIHADIS
"There was an international network without which these attacks could not have succeeded."
In recent years, Sri Lanka has seen at least 32 depraved ISIS soldiers - some from “well-educated and elite” families - returning to their country following the collapse of their so-called caliphate in Syria and Iraq.
However, it is not clear if any of these men were involved in the Easter Sunday bombings.
It also emerged today that a Syrian national was being held in custody in relation to the attacks - one of around 40 suspects detained since the massacres.
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Another sinister revelation was the sickening motive behind the depraved mass murder.
Sri Lanka's state minister of defence Ruwan Wijewardene told parliament today that the bombings were "carried out in retaliation" for the terrorist shootings at two mosques in Christchurch in March.
He said early findings in the ongoing investigation into the bombings showed that Islamic terror group National Thowfeek Jamaath were motivated by the events in New Zealand.
On March 15, 50 Muslim worshippers were gunned down by disturbed white supremacist Brenton Tarrant in the Kiwi city.
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