Sri Lanka blasts: At least 75 dead and hundreds injured in multiple church and hotel explosions - News Summed Up

Sri Lanka blasts: At least 75 dead and hundreds injured in multiple church and hotel explosions


(CNN) At least 75 people were killed and more than 150 people were injured when explosions rocked at least three churches and two hotels in Sri Lanka on Sunday morning as Christians celebrated Easter, authorities said. The bodies of the dead have been received at Colombo National Hospital, according to hospital sources. Sri Lankan police spokesperson Ruwan Gunasekera confirmed the explosions, some of which happened in the capital of Colombo. There have been "many casualties including foreigners," tweeted Sri Lankan MP Harsha de Silva. De Silva said two locations of the explosions were Kochchikade church and Shangri-La Hotel in Kingsbury, Colombo.


Source: CNN April 21, 2019 05:20 UTC



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