DNA testing has confirmed that Zahran Hashim, the alleged mastermind behind the Easter Sunday attacks was killed at the Shangri-La hotel in Colombo.
Hashim, the leader of the National Thowheed Jama’ath (NTJ), was one of two suicide bombers that died during the attack on the luxury beachfront hotel on Easter Sunday.
The Government Analyst’s Department said that they had compared the DNA samples of Hashim and his daughter. Investigations were also carried out for several days using the DNA samples of Zahran Hashim’s wife and his sister.
The DNA report will be handed over to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) today, the Government Analyst's Department said.
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