At least 207 people were killed and hundreds more injured as several churches and hotels were rocked by simultaneous explosions on Easter Sunday in Sri Lanka.
President Donald Trump sent his condolences to the country in an early morning tweet from Mar-a-Lago, where he is spending the Easter holiday. — Donald J. Trump April 21, 2019 One of the churches struck by the attack was St. Sebastian's Church in Negombo, Sri Lanka, which is located about an hour north of the country's capital of Colombo. The church posted photos of the attack on its Facebook page and pleaded for relatives to"come and help if your family members are there."
Officials who spoke to ABC News were able to confirm at least 24 people were killed at St. Anthony's Church, 27 died at Batticaloa's Zion Church and 81 have died at St. Sebastian Church. There were about 500 people at the Easter Mass at St. Sebastian when the explosion took place, according to officials from the church.
When the NZ gunman killed people in two mosques, Head of States ordered extra police patrols at mosques across Europe. Today, eight Christian churches in Sri Lanka were bombed , 200+ Christians killed and 300 more injured. No attention. No patrols. Except prayers on Twitter.
not another injury in the house of the LORD ...
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Prayers for all affected. Simply horrible.
No one should ever be targeted for soothing their souls in peaceful worship SriLanka
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