Bomber waited patien­tly for breakf­ast buffet at Cinnam­on Grand hotel before settin­g off explos­ivesCOLOMBO: The suicide bomber waited patiently in a queue for the Easter Sunday breakfast buffet at Sri Lanka’s Cinnamon Grand hotel before setting off explosives strapped to his back. The Taprobane restaurant at the hotel was having one of its busiest days of the year for the Easter holiday weekend. “One of our managers who was welcoming guests was among those killed instantly.” The bomber also died. Over 200 killed as eight blasts rock Sri Lanka during Easter celebrationsOther hotel officials told how the bomber, a Sri Lankan, checked in giving an address that turned out to be false, saying he was in the city for business. “About 20 people were seriously wounded and we sent them to the National Hospital.”The hotel is close to the Sri Lankan prime minister’s official residence and Special Task Force commandos were quickly at the scene.

Source: The Express Tribune April 21, 2019 12:33 UTC