At the Cinnamon Grand Colombo, one of six Sri Lankan targets hit by suicide bombers on Easter Sunday, the silence that reigns is not just the usual hush of a plush hotel.

Guns outnumber guests at bombed Sri Lanka hotel

Islamic State has claimed responsibility for coordinated bombings in Sri Lanka which killed 321 people and injured about 500 others, the group's AMAQ news agency said on Tuesday.

Islamic State claims responsibility for Sri Lanka bombings

Sri Lanka on Tuesday saw another day of dramatic developments in the aftermath of Sunday's terror attack that killed more than 300 people. State Minister for Defence Ruwan Wijewardene confirmed in the Parliament that Islamist group National Thowfeeth Jamath (NTJ) was responsible for the worst terror attack in the island nation.

Sri Lanka on high alert as mass burials take place in St Sebastian Church

The multiple bomb attacks carried out in Sri Lanka on Sunday was the hallmark of National Thowheeth Jamath(NTJ), cabinet minister Rajitha Senaratne said on Monday.

National Thowheeth Jamath(NTJ): Police probe Sri Lanka local terror group's international link