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According the Beeb (BBC):
At least 137 people have been killed and hundreds more injured in explosions at churches and hotels in Sri Lanka, police and hospital sources say.
At least eight blasts were reported. Three churches in Negombo, Batticaloa and Colombo's Kochchikade district were targeted during Easter services.
The Shangri-La, Kingsbury, Cinnamon Grand and a fourth hotel, all in Colombo, were also hit.
A curfew has been imposed from 18:00 to 06:00 local time (12:30-00:30 GMT).
The government also said there would a temporary block on the use of major social media networks.
No group has yet said it was responsible for the attacks.
Update:"At least 207 people have been killed and 450 hurt in explosions at churches and hotels in Sri Lanka, police say."
(Score: 5, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 21 2019, @01:17PM (13 children)
Oh please. If ND was an inside job it wouldn't have started in the scaffolding around the spire. It would have started inside the cathedral where it would have ruined the irreplaceable artwork.
(Score: 0, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 21 2019, @02:34PM
You mean where all of the cameras and security is that would have been harder to set light to and escape
(Score: 0, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 21 2019, @03:54PM (2 children)
Except all the artwork have been moved already for the planned renovation.
And the fire started shortly after it was closed to tourists.
(Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Monday April 22 2019, @06:12PM (1 child)
That's definitely when I would plan a terrorist attack!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 23 2019, @01:12AM
That's going on your permanent record.
(Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 21 2019, @06:15PM (8 children)
It was easier for the four Moslems to light a fire on the roof, because it would have been difficult to get their drone through the front door.
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 21 2019, @11:33PM (7 children)
Do we have an official Soylent drinking game? Should have these rules:
- Blaming the problems of late stage capitalism on Muslims: take a drink
- Blaming the problems of late stage capitalism on Moslems: take two drinks
- "Muslim isn't a race!": finish your drink
(Score: 0, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 22 2019, @12:06AM (2 children)
All fun and games until an Islamic extremist kills your friends or relatives.
(Score: 2, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 22 2019, @03:18AM (1 child)
...and then it's hilarious!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 22 2019, @02:55PM
Predator drone
(Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 22 2019, @12:15AM (1 child)
Not all M words are the same (bold below added by your obedient AC)--
https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/524 [historynewsnetwork.org]
(Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 22 2019, @05:31AM
So, yes, both words have the same meaning
(Score: 2) by Bot on Monday April 22 2019, @04:51PM
- letting muslims in to have the system incorrectly calling itself capitalism continue among a divided society, and who cares if they win, we have among them who will bow to mammon anyway: ?
Account abandoned.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 01 2019, @10:03AM
If we import many more of them you won't be able to drink.
Just like what is happening in London.