Initial investigations have revealed that the Easter Sunday bombings were carried out in retaliation to the New Zealand Christchurch attack. The State Minister of Defence, Ruwan Wijeywardene has said that the attacks on the Sri Lankan people on Easter Sunday (21) were revealed to have been carried out by Islamic extremists. Further, he added that the death toll from the Easter Sunday bombings has risen to 321 persons including 38 foreigners. This information and figures were presented during the special parliamentary session convened today (23).