It is "quite possible" a foreign mastermind was behind the deadly bombings in Sri Lanka, the country's president has told Sky News.
Maithripala Sirisena also warned it may be possible that Islamic State has launched a "new strategy" by beginning to target smaller countries.
More than 250 people were killed in the suicide bombings on Easter Sunday, which targeted churches and hotels within minutes of each other.
Sky's foreign affairs editor, Deborah Haynes, said: "Investigators are looking in detail at how the attackers, captured on CCTV, seem to be looking at their mobile phones - potentially receiving instructions."
President Sirisena explained that authorities are aware of "a small group" of Sri Lankans who have travelled abroad to receive training from IS over the past decade.
He added that analysis of the explosives and devices taken into custody suggest the bombs used in the attacks were made locally.
And during the wide-ranging interview, the president said there was no evidence that the attacker who studied in the UK, Abdul Latief Jameel Mohammed, was radicalised there.
Details have emerged of the eight men who carried out the suicide bombings in Sri Lanka.
They are largely well-educated, well-travelled and from wealthy families.
CCTV from the day of the attacks illustrates their co-ordination and training. They used identical rucksacks to carry their explosives, used baseball caps to hide their faces, and two were seen changing clothes to conceal their tracks.
The Guardian
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