Sri Lankan judicial authorities have charged 25 members of Islamic extremist groups for murder and other charges in a simultaneous bombing terrorist attack in Sri Lanka that killed 269 people, including one Japanese.

In April, in Colombo, Sri Lanka's largest city, suicide bombers struck several places, including luxury hotels and Christian churches where masses were held, killing 269 people, including one Japanese woman.



From the beginning, the case was believed to have been caused by an organization influenced by the Islamic State extremist organization IS, but judicial authorities charged 25 members of the Islamic extremist organization with murder and other charges on the 11th. Clarified.



The indictment requires the Supreme Court to open a special court.



In Sri Lanka, criticisms have been raised against the government and investigative authorities for the slow progress of the investigation, and attention is focused on whether the case will be fully elucidated in the judiciary.