NEGOMBO (AFP): Chilling CCTV footage has emerged showing a suicide bomber calmly patting a child on the head and shoulder moments before he walked into a packed Sri Lankan church, unleashing carnage. Security camera footage from outside St Sebastian's Church in Negombo shows a bearded man in a light blue shirt, navy trousers and sandals appear on a pathway and cross a courtyard outside the church. As he approaches his target, he passes a young girl and briefly pats her head and shoulder, with the young girl glancing up at him as he continues on towards the church. Those who could not find a seat in the packed church had gathered outside to listen, some holding children in their arms. The suspect walks past two open doors connecting the church to the covered passageway outside, and enters the church through the third.

Source: The Star April 24, 2019 10:18 UTC