According to Sri Lankan State Defence Minister Ruwan Wijewardene , the 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings on 21 April 2019 were retaliation for the Christchurch attack . However , some analysts believe the attacks to have been planned before the Christchurch attack . Linkage between the two attacks was questioned by New Zealand 's government . Prime Minister Ardern stated she was not aware of any intelligence linking the Sri Lankan attacks to the Christchurch shootings
2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings
2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings
Christchurch mosque shootings