A police spokesman released the toll but did not give a breakdown of casualties from the three churches and four hotels hit by suicide bombers.The attacks were claimed by the so-called Islamic State, which said they were carried out by seven attackers but gave no evidence to support the claim.
The suspects were held in a search operation carried out by police and security forces using emergency powers introduced since Sunday's attacks.The Sri Lankan government has blamed a local Islamist group, the National Thowheeth Jama'ath , for the attacks. Police carried out a controlled explosion on a suspect motorbike near the Savoy cinema in Colombo this morning. No explosives were found in the vehicle.
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