Supplemental Info:
The graphic below, in wide circulation in multiple languages on jihadist and ISIS-linked social media channels, carries the formal claim of responsibility for the Easter Sunday church and hotel bombings in Sri Lanka.
The logo in upper-right corner is for the Islamic State's Amaq News Agency.
Translated into English, the Arabic in the burgundy block means "Urgent."
The longer statement reads as follows:
A security source for Amaq News Agency:
The perpetrators of the attack on the citizens of the Alliance and the Christians in Sri Lanka yesterday were fighters of the Islamic State
The format and prose are typical for Islamic State claims.
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