A string of blasts hit high-end hotels and churches in Sri Lanka on Sunday, killing at least 52 and injuring hundreds of people as worshippers attended Easter services. The first explosions were reported at St Anthony’s Church in Colombo and St Sebastian’s in the town of Negombo just outside the capital. At least 160 people injured in the St Anthony’s blast had been admitted to the Colombo National Hospital by mid-morning, an official told AFP. “A bomb attack to our church, please come and help if your family members are there,” read a post in English on the Facebook page of the St Sebastian’s Church at Katuwapitiya in Negombo. Photos circulating on social media showed the roof of one church had been almost blown off in the blast.

Source: Hindustan Times April 21, 2019 04:30 UTC