Transcript: Mike Pompeo on "Intelligence Matters"
Pompeo spoke with CBS News senior national security contributor Michael Morell on his podcast "Intelligence Matters," ahead of its first-year anniversary as a production of CBS News
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More violence as Sri Lanka hunts down Easter attack suspects
Government bans face coverings, shakes up security services with potential ISIS-loyal suspects still on the loose
Manhunt continues for Sri Lanka bombing suspects
The search continues for those behind the deadly bombings in Sri Lanka on Easter. On Friday, armed men set off an explosion and a shootout occured after authorities arrived. BBC News' Yogita Limaye reports.
15 dead in Sri Lanka after explosions and shootout erupt during raid
Some of the dead likely were militants who blew themselves up, police said
15 killed in Sri Lanka police raid
New violence in Sri Lanka less than a week after suicide bombers killed more than 250 people. A series of explosions followed by a shootout between Sri Lanka's military and suspected Islamist militants erupted overnight, killing more than a dozen people. A military spokesman says the militants are believed to be a part of the same group that carried out the Easter Sunday attacks. Elizabeth Palmer reports.
FBI director: Sri Lanka attacks show terror threat persists
Wray also condemned China's "economic espionage" and weighed in on the findings of the Mueller report
Tech companies' business model is prioritizing money over user safety
As attacks like those that unfolded recently in New Zealand and Sri Lanka happen more frequently, more critics have blamed social media for not doing enough to control extreme content. But some experts say the extremism is baked into the algorithm. CNET senior producer Dan Patterson explained how that algorithm works and why it's essential to the business models of social media platforms.
Sri Lanka suspects still at large as ISIS role in bombings takes shape
Australian PM says ISIS helped pick targets, highlighting evolving ISIS threat, as Sri Lanka grapples with mistakes and misinformation
Security camera captures Sri Lanka attackers before blast
One bomber was the lone unmasked man in images released by ISIS. Two others were brothers
Sri Lankans warned new attacks possible with bombing suspects at large
Catholic churches suspend services and Muslims are urged to avoid mosques for Friday prayers as fear and anger mount
Video shows attackers before Easter bombings
New surveillance footage shows two of the bombers who killed hundreds in Sri Lanka. Video shows the moments before the deadly attack on Easter Sunday. Elizabeth Palmer reports.
Pompeo says Sri Lanka attacks likely "inspired by ISIS"
The secretary of state also addressed the insults lobbed at him by North Korea. Pompeo spoke with CBS News senior national security contributor Michael Morell on his podcast "Intelligence Matters," ahead of its first-year anniversary as a production of CBS News
Pompeo: Sri Lanka attacks "inspired by ISIS"
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo acknowledged Wednesday that the terrorist attacks carried out in Sri Lanka over the weekend were at least "inspired by ISIS." He spoke with CBS News senior national security contributor Michael Morell for his podcast "Intelligence Matters."
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Before Sri Lanka bombings, there were warnings
The confirmed death toll from the Sri Lanka terror attacks has now reached 359. Security camera video shows two of the suspected attackers inside a luxury hotel just before it was bombed on Easter Sunday. Officials say there were nine terrorists in all, including one woman. Elizabeth Palmer reports from Colombo, Sri Lanka.
New info emerges on Sri Lanka bombings intel failure and suspects
Nation still getting to grips with huge loss, and government failures, as Muslim community worries about backlash after Easter attack
Morell: Sri Lanka security services "inept"
Sri Lanka's president is asking his country's police chief and defense minister to resign after officials failed to act on warnings ahead of Sunday's terror attacks. At least 359 people are now reported killed in a string of suicide bombings at churches and hotels on Easter Sunday. CBS News senior national security contributor and former CIA acting director Michael Morell joins “CBS This Morning” from Washington to discuss the bombings, as well as Jared Kushner's recent comments on Russian interference in the 2016 elections.
ISIS claims responsibility for bombings
More than 300 people were killed when several bombs went off in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday. Now, ISIS is claiming responsibility in a video. Elizabeth Palmer has the latest.
Victims in Sri Lanka bombings laid to rest
Victims of the mass murder were laid to rest Tuesday, with one funeral procession following another all day
ISIS claims responsibility for Sri Lanka Easter Sunday bombings
As death toll continues to rise, defense minister says suicide assault on churches and hotels was meant as payback for attack on Muslims in New Zealand
National day of mourning in Sri Lanka
The death toll in the Sri Lanka attacks on Easter Sunday has climbed to at least 321. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer reports from Negombo with new details.
Sri Lanka attacks: ISIS claims responsibility
ISIS claimed responsibility for the deadly terror attacks in Sri Lanka that killed more than 300 people on Easter Sunday. A man with a backpack was caught on surveillance video entering a church just before one of six nearly simultaneous suicide attacks. Sri Lanka is under a state of emergency, and the government is facing strong criticism for not acting aggressively on warnings about impending terror attacks. Elizabeth Palmer reports from Negombo, Sri Lanka.
Investigating the Sri Lanka bombings
At least nine bombs exploded in three Sri Lankan cities on Easter Sunday, claiming at least 290 lives. Officials are blaming the blasts on a local militant group. CBS News law enforcement analyst Paul Viollis joined CBSN to discuss the investigation, saying the attack was right out of the al Qaeda or ISIS "playbook."
Extremist group linked to Sri Lanka bombings
The Sri Lankan government has said a small Islamist extremist group known as National Thowheed Jamath is likely responsible for a terror attack that killed at least 290 people. The attack was carried out by several suicide bombers that let off explosives in churches and hotels across the country. Asha Castleberry — a national and foreign policy expert as well as a former member of the State Department mission to the United Nations — joins CBSN to discuss the connection between the extremist group and the terror attack.
Denmark's richest man loses 3 children in Sri Lanka attacks
It is unknown which of the several attacks Anders Holch Povlsen's children died in
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