COLOMBO, Sunday, April 21, 2019 (WAFA) – At least 137 people were and hundreds wounded in a series of simultaneous bombings that hit three churches and two luxury hotels in Sri Lanka as worshippers were attending Easter Sunday services.
Three of the explosions took place in Catholic churches while three other explosions were reported in luxury hotels - the Cinnamon Grand, Kingsbury and Shangri-La - located in the heart of Colombo.
One of the churches targeted was St Anthony‘s in Colombo. The other two were St Sebastian‘s in Negombo, about 30km from the capital and another in Batticaloa, 250km east of the capital.
Sri Lankan police spokesperson Ruwan Gunasekera confirmed the explosions, some of which happened in the capital of Colombo. Most of those injured were taken to Colombo National Hospital, according to hospital officials.
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