BBS: Death threats from ISIS

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The Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) said today that they would lodge a complaint with the IGP over threats allegedly received from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) to its General Secretary Ven. Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera.

BBS CEO Dr. Dilantha Withanage said they were threatened with death over the phone several times and some of them were from Afghanistan.

“We came to know that the slain Sri Lankan ISIS militant had been planning with the ISIS to assassinate Gnanasara Thera. He had earlier informed the ISIS that the Thera should be killed somehow. Even if the Lankan ISIS militant has been killed in Syrian airstrikes, still there are threats to his life,” Withanage said.

According to him, a brother-in-law of the slain ISIS militant had also made a threatened speech towards the BBS organisation.

He said that the BBS had warned of the danger of Sri Lankans being recruited by ISIS six months ago and that it had become a reality.

“Before the news of the Lankan militant went viral, we had informed the relevant authorities by giving even the telephone numbers of the suspects. But, no action was taken by the authorities and it has led to ISIS growth in Sri Lanka too,” he said.(Darshana Sanjeewa)

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Comments - 16

Arosha Sunday, 26 July 2015 11:12 AM

ISIS and BBS same dumb Ideology just different religions.

ara parana lada da tamat Sunday, 26 July 2015 11:27 AM

parana lada da tamat

TWEET Sunday, 26 July 2015 11:29 AM

this is the political drama or acting think about peoples

Lima Sunday, 26 July 2015 11:38 AM

BETTER KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT , CID WILL TAKE CARE , THEY KNOW HOW TO DEAL WITH ANY SUBJECT , THEY WILL HANDLE IN A GOOD MANNER , THE MORE YOU AGGRAVATE THE SITUATION BY GIVING PROPAGANDA THE WHOLE THING WILL BE MESSED UP , GIVE ALL THE CONTACTS TO CID THAT YOU RECEIVED DURING THE CALL , THEY ARE MORE KNOWLEDGE THAN ANYBODY IN THESE AREAS , GOD WILLING SRI LANKAN INTELLIGENCE AND CID WILL PROTECT THE COUNTRY FROM ANY DANGER

kandykolla Sunday, 26 July 2015 11:41 AM

Making hay while sun shine...so this call from Afghanistan..Did they threat you in Singhalese..???

Arsh Sunday, 26 July 2015 12:20 PM

LOL. Joke of the day.

lalu Sunday, 26 July 2015 12:46 PM

Take up the matter with police. Do not use it for your gains. Let ISIS remain where it is.

Sikuru Sunday, 26 July 2015 12:48 PM

We will gladly hand over you to ISIS

de silva Sunday, 26 July 2015 12:53 PM

Election is nearing.

TONY Sunday, 26 July 2015 01:10 PM

TOUGH MAN FACE IT

ethanol kolla Sunday, 26 July 2015 01:22 PM

hoo. they wont kill tray dogs. they know barking dogs seldom bite. Is this gotas foolish contract ?

S B Lokuge Sunday, 26 July 2015 02:31 PM

Only dumb people will have any faith in the CID and the illegal FCID.

Citizen Perera Sunday, 26 July 2015 02:35 PM

If there is any threat to BBS, this threat is coming from Satan himself demanding that the Gnanasara and the BBS thugs to return to barracks in hell.

Nimo Sunday, 26 July 2015 02:55 PM

I am currently, in Kabul Afghanistan on official work. Anything I can do to sort it out? BBS

Z Sunday, 26 July 2015 05:15 PM

Come on BBS, try something better........

people of Sri Lanka Sunday, 26 July 2015 07:38 PM

ISIS thankyou if you can get rid of him.

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