Kamikazes in Sri Lanka came from upper classes and one had studied in the United Kingdom.

The terrorists who were made burst Sunday in three churches and three hotels in Sri Lanka, leaving at least 359 deadthey were "well educated and came from upper and middle clbad families "Ceylan Defense Minister Ruwan Wijewardene said Wednesday that They could have received funds and inspired by the extremist group "Islamic State" (ISIS), which attributed Tuesday attacks to these attacks.

One of the suicide bombers He had completed university studies in the UK, then a postgraduate course in Australia before returning to Sri Lanka. It is thought that others have also traveled abroad.

"Most of them had a good education and they came from upper and middle clbad families, so they were economically independent and their families had financial stabilityWijewardene said: "Some had law degrees, they were very educated people," he added.

(Alleged Allegiance on the Islamic State of Terrorists in Sri Lanka)

At that time, 24 suspects were arrestedincluding the nine employees of the terrorist. On Wednesday, the defense minister said there were 18 more arrests and In total, 58 people are still in detention.

One of them, A wealthy spice merchant, he is the father of two Muslim brothers who blew themselves up at Shangri-La and Cinnamon Grand hotels..

Tuesday ISIS claimed the attacks with a statement issued by its propaganda agency QAMA. A day earlier, the Sri Lankan government had announced that it considered the local extremist group suspect (National Thowheeth Jamaath (NTJ)), although it also indicated that it should have received help from abroad.

Wijewardene pointed out in this regard that ISIS could have funded and ideologically inspired the attackersalthough the links are still under study.

In the attribution video released by the terrorist group on Tuesday, you can see Zahran Hashim, who was considered the leader of the NTJ and would have sacrificed himself during the attacks.

In less than a minute, We see Hashim swearing allegiance to the head of the Islamic State, Abu Bakr al Baghdadi, surrounded by four other terrorists, his face covered, armed with badault rifles and knives and with the flag of the Islamic State just behind.

Since the government told NTJ that the alleged perpetrator had been warned, many badysts pointed out the relative misunderstanding of the extremist group, which until now was only known as an act of vandalism.

In this regard, the authorities indicated that it could have been a split cell, led by Hashim, who would have decided to take the step towards terrorist violence.