101 East investigates what led to Sri Lanka’s Easter attacks and whether they could have been prevented.
Sri Lanka’s deadly Easter Sunday attacks have exposed a new divide in the island nation.
A local ISIL-inspired Muslim group carried out the coordinated suicide bombings, killing 253 people at churches and luxury hotels.
It shocked Sri Lankans because faith was never a factor in the country’s brutal 26-year civil conflict that ended in 2009.
But in the past decade, religious minorities – including Christians and Muslims – have been subjected to riots and discrimination.
Security analysts say a rise in more conservative teachings, values and behaviour by some Muslims has made parts of the community susceptible to radicalisation.
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