The Church had planned to resume Sunday public services for the first time since the Easter Sunday attacks that killed 257 people. Several masses in Sri Lanka have been canceled over “specific attack threat.” Please pray for them! The services were cancelled a day after all political parties scrapped May Day rallies amid fears of bomb blasts. Armed guardsArmed guards have been stationed outside churches across the country since the Easter attacks. The Easter attacks were blamed on the local National Thowheeth Jama'ath (NTJ) whose leader was among the suicide bombers.

Source: Dhaka Tribune May 02, 2019 09:33 UTC