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| Around 160 killed, hundreds injured in 6 blasts at Sri Lankan hotels and churches on Easter Sunday | Around 160 killed, hundreds injured in 6 blasts at Sri Lankan hotels and churches on Easter Sunday |
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| Six explosions rocked Catholic churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka as Christians began Easter Sunday celebrations, with around 160 killed and hundreds injured, media reported, citing police. | |
| The blasts occurred at around 8:45am local time at St. Anthony’s Church in Colombo and St. Sebastian’s Church in Negombo, a Catholic-majority town outside of the capital. The Zion Church in Batticaloa on the eastern coast was also targeted. | The blasts occurred at around 8:45am local time at St. Anthony’s Church in Colombo and St. Sebastian’s Church in Negombo, a Catholic-majority town outside of the capital. The Zion Church in Batticaloa on the eastern coast was also targeted. |
| At around the same time, the Shangri-La, Cinnamon Grand and Kingsbury five-star hotels were also hit, police confirmed. All attacks appear to have been coordinated. | At around the same time, the Shangri-La, Cinnamon Grand and Kingsbury five-star hotels were also hit, police confirmed. All attacks appear to have been coordinated. |
| At least 156 people were killed, AFP reported, citing police. More than 400 were injured in the attacks. | |
| Alleged footage of the aftermath, shared on social media, showed chaos and large-scale destruction inside at least one of the churches. | Alleged footage of the aftermath, shared on social media, showed chaos and large-scale destruction inside at least one of the churches. |
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