COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — At least 30 people were killed and nearly 300 wounded in near simultaneous blasts that rocked three churches and three hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, officials said.Two of the blasts were suspected to have been carried out by suicide bombers, according to the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity as he was not authorized to speak with reporters.
St. Anthony’s Shrine and the three hotels where the blasts took place are in Colombo, and are frequented by foreign tourists. According to local media, 48 people died and 283 others were admitted to area hospitals for treatment. National Hospital spokesman Dr. Samindi Samarakoon told The Associated Pres that 30 died while the wounded were being treated in the capital Colombo’s main hospital.
Alex Agieleson, who was near the shrine, said buildings shook with the blast, and that a number of injured people were carried away in ambulances.Other blasts were reported at St. Sebastian’s Church in Negombo, a majority Catholic town north of Colombo, and at Zion Church in the eastern town of Batticaloa. St. Sebastian’s appealed for help on its Facebook page.
The explosion ripped off the roof and knocked out doors and windows at St. Sebastian’s, where people carried the wounded away from blood-stained pews, local TV footage showed.AP NEWS
Faulty wiring by a renovation contractor perhaps?
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And this accomplishes what Except more violence.
Some people did something.....
What wrong with these animals
What religious group was targeted? We immediately knew when the NZ attacks happened...why so hush hush? Where is abcnews NBCNews cnnbrk cnni
KTLA So sorry this happened!
It’s things like these that makes me never want to go out in public
Religion of peace
you guys are late tho this happened like 2 hours ago
TruthFeedNews Those darned Irish Catholics again 😑
Thank God for religion! 🙄
Death toll sadly much higher..
100 people and counting
100 dead, 250 injured. Wonder if this will get the same 'MSM' spotlight as NZ... I'll bet my last penny not.
which terror outfit could have been responsible? Report comes that casualties touches in three digit...😡Casualty Peace SriLanka Colombo Terrorism
This is pure evil. There will be no peace for the perpetrators of this dastardly act. Rest shall be far from them until they are caught to face justice. I extend my deep condolence to everyone involved...
Wow 😥💔
What group could have done such a thing. We may never know.
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