World Sri Lanka bombings were ‘in retaliation’ for Christchurch, New Zealand attack, defense minister says April 23, 2019 Ryan W. Miller and Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY Comments Off on Sri Lanka bombings were ‘in retaliation’ for Christchurch, New Zealand attack, defense minister says The bombings were conducted "in retaliation" for mass shootings at two mosques in New Zealand last month, a senior government official said.