Pompeo vows fight 'Islamic radical terrorism' after Sri Lanka blasts

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Press Trust of India Washington
Last Updated : Apr 22 2019 | 8:25 PM IST

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday vowed that the US will continue fighting "radical Islamic terror" and the "evil human beings" perpetrating it as he condemned Sri Lanka's worst terror attacks that claimed 290 lives.

The Easter Sunday bombings were the deadliest violence Sri Lanka has witnessed since the end of the country's civil war in 2009.

Pompeo has said America will continue fighting "radical Islamic terror", which he said remained a threat following the attacks in Sri Lanka.

"Sadly, this evil exists in the world," he told reporters on Monday. "This is America's fight, too."

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First Published: Apr 22 2019 | 8:25 PM IST

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