Scores dead in Easter Sunday attacks on Sri Lanka hotels and churches
Colombo — Multiple explosions rocked three churches and three luxury hotels in Sri Lanka during Easter Sunday mass, leaving at least 138 dead in the worst violence since the civil war ended a decade ago. The coordinated blasts took place at 8:45am local time in churches in capital city Colombo and the towns of Negombo and Batticaloa and in hotels including the Shangri-La, Kingsbury and Cinnamon Grand. At least 400 people were injured and were undergoing treatment. Foreigners were among the dead in Colombo, Sri Lanka Health Services director general Anil Jasinghe said. Authorities said there were 27 dead and 67 injured in the eastern coastal town of Batticaloa, 62 dead and 110 injured in Negombo and seven dead, 24 injured in Colombo north. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said his government is taking immediate steps to contain the situation. ‘I strongly condemn the cowardly attacks on our people today,’ Wickremesinghe said in a tweet. ‘I call upon all Sri Lankans during this trag...
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