The US Embassy in Sri Lanka has said that the Federal Bureau of Investigation was on the ground in the island nation to assist with its probe into the Easter Sunday suicide bombings that has left 359 people dead besides several hundreds injured.

US Ambassador to Sri Lanka Alaina Teplitz's statement to CNN's Christiane Amanpour on Tuesday came just hours before Sri Lankan Police put the death toll to 359 - way above the 321 that was quoted a day ago.

After a top Sri Lankan government official on Tuesday claimed that the bombings at the churches, hotels and other sites were carried out by Islamic fundamentalists in apparent retaliation for the New Zealand mosque massacre in March, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Wednesday said she was unaware of any intelligence suggesting the Sri Lanka terror attacks were in retaliation for the Christchurch mosque shootings.

The Islamic State group on Tuesday claimed responsibility for the Sri Lanka attacks and released images that purported to show the attackers.

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I pray God to grant eternal rest to the souls of those that died.