The whole world is at risk and should be vigilant with having all security precautions amid global expansion of the ISIS, following the threat imposed by its leader Abū Bakr al-Baghdadi yesterday (30), Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe stressed publicly last evening.
The Prime Minister made these comments in a special statement issued last evening.
“Abū Bakr al-Baghdadi said his organization is ready to attack any city in the world at any moment. This is a threat to the entire world.
Therefore, all countries in the world should see that their defence forces are on alert,” he said.
Mr. Wickremesinghe added that investigations on the statement made by the ISIS leader will be carried out. Abū Bakr al-Baghdadi claimed that the attacks in Sri Lanka were in retaliation to the capture of the land which was previously held by them. The last portion of land held by the ISIS was taken over by US-led Kurdhish fighters recently.
“This is why I concentrated on ensuring people’s security rather than spending time debating with others on the Easter Sunday attacks,” the Prime Minister said.
He further said that many arrests have been made in connection to the attacks and arms are being recovered thanks to the ability of defence units and intelligence units.
“We will arrest the rest who were involved in bomb attacks,” he assured in his statement.
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe also assured the security of the people during Vesak seasons, saying, "Focus should be made on those who are trying to get political mileage out of the present situation and also on the media which is helping them. The intention of these forces is to create an inter religious clash before the Vesak festival. One wonders as to what religion media people are following."
He added that Buddhist Monks will also play a role in assuring the safety of the people during the seasons.
This is a time where all political parties shall come forward unbiased and sparing differences as one, and every citizen of the country should support the defence units to ensure the safety of this country, he remarked.
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