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    Default Sri Lanka Reconsiders the Nature of Its Relationship With Saudi Arabia

    I have reopened this thread to accommodate this Soufan Group commentary and here is one passage:
    The investigations into the attacks are still ongoing, and hundreds of people have been detained for alleged involvement. At the center of the inquiry are concerns over Saudi-funded institutions and possible connections to Salafi jihadist ideology. In May, police arrested the founder of the Saudi-supported Centre for Islamic Guidance, Mohamed Aliyar, on charges related to the financing of terrorism. Aliyar had links to Zahran Hashim, a radical preacher who mentored many of the Easter-attack bombers. Locals have claimed that they relayed concerns to security officials about Hashim’s extremism, although these leads were never acted upon. Other prominent Sri Lankan Muslim leaders have also come under scrutiny as authorities review financial transactions between Saudi Arabia and religious leaders in the South Asian island nation. Several of these leaders have been forced to step down due to pressure from politically influential Buddhist monks.
    Link:https://thesoufancenter.org/intelbri...-saudi-arabia/

    Copied from a Saudi Arabia thread.
    Last edited by davidbfpo; 07-10-2019 at 10:18 AM. Reason: 1522v today
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