Muslims flee, Christians grieve in Sri Lankan town torn by violenceMuslims from Negombo being relocated to another town. Church leaders believe the final toll from the attack on St Sebastian’s Church in Negombo could be close to 200, almost certainly making Negombo the deadliest of the six near-simultaneous attacks. On Wednesday, hundreds of Pakistani Muslims fled the multi-ethnic port an hour north of the capital, Colombo. The fallout from Sunday’s attacks appears set to render them homeless once more. Channa Repunjaya, 49, was at home when he heard about the blast at St Sebastian’s.

Source: Standard Digital April 25, 2019 03:22 UTC