Death toll climbs as explosions rock churches and hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday

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The first wave of bombings struck during Easter services at churches.

Relatives of people killed in Church blasts mourn as they wait outside mortuary of a hospital in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, April 21, 2019. Near simultaneous blasts rocked three churches and three hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday. ORG XMIT: COL106A Sri Lankan Police officer inspects a blast spot at the Shangri-la hotel in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, April 21, 2019.

Locals and police gather at the Secon church Batticalova central road in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 21 April 2019. According to the news reports at least 138 people killed and over 400 injured in a series of blasts during the Easter Sunday service at St Anthony's Church in Kochchikade, Shangri-La Hotel and Kingsbury Hotel with many more places. EPA-EFE/M.A.

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