Tour operators warn that access to Facebook and Twitter would be cut by the government and that a curfew likely would be put into place."After so many years we've started again," said Gamini Francis, a longtime hotel worker. "A lot of people are going to lose their jobs. 100% sure. It's tragic. Crazy people killing innocent people.
The series of blasts is the worst violence in Sri Lanka since the South Asian country's bloody civil war ended a decade ago.Pope Francis is denouncing the "cruel violence" of the Easter Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka and is praying for all those who are suffering from the bloodshed. The spokesman, Brig. Atapattu,says a seventh blast occurred at a guesthouse in Dehiwala, killing at least two people. Atapattu says an eighth blast occurred in Dematagoda on the outskirts of Colombo. He did not have details on the Dematagoda blast.
He said those "involved in this unfortunate terrorist incident will be taken into custody as soon as possible."The archbishop of Paris and parishioners of fire-ravaged Notre Dame Cathedral are mourning the victims of the Easter Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka. In a statement, Ardern referred to the March 15 shootings at two mosques in the New Zealand city of Christchurch in which 50 died.
The head of the European Union's executive Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, said he learned of the bombings "with horror and sadness."Three Gulf Arab nations have condemned the Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka that have killed at least 138 people. May said on Twitter that "The acts of violence against churches and hotels in Sri Lanka are truly appalling, and my deepest sympathies go out to all of those affected at this tragic time."
He added that the Russians "share the grief of the relatives of those killed and wish a quick recovery to all those who were wounded" after the Easter Sunday blasts that killed at least 138 people. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was meeting top military officials and tweeted earlier Sunday that "the government is taking immediate steps to contain the situation."Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has condemned the Easter Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka, calling them "an assault on all of humanity."
He was referring to last month's attacks against two mosques in New Zealand during Friday prayers that killed 50 people.Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has convened Sri Lanka's top military officials at an emergency meeting of the National Security Council following a series of Easter Sunday blasts.
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