A shoe of a victim is seen in front of the St. Anthony's Shrine, Kochchikade church after an explosion in Colombo, Sri Lanka April 21, 2019 ReutersAuthorities warned that the final number of dead from the April 21 attacks on three churches and three Colombo hotels would rise furtherThe death toll from the Easter suicide bomb attacks in Sri Lanka has risen to 257, authorities said Thursday. They warned that the final number of dead from the April 21 attacks on three churches and three Colombo hotels would rise further. "The death toll stands at 257 as of now," Anil Jasinghe, government director general of health services, told AFP. "The death toll slowly increased because there were some in-hospital deaths. At least 40 of the dead are foreigners, with some missing tourists still to be accounted for.

Source: Dhaka Tribune May 02, 2019 06:56 UTC