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Sri Lanka Explosions: 137 Killed as Churches and Hotels Targeted

posted by martyb on Sunday April 21 2019, @12:48PM   
from the RIP dept.

aristarchus writes:

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."

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• Re:Christchurch? Re:Christchurch? (Score: 0, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 21 2019, @02:18PM (1 child)

  by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 21 2019, @02:18PM (#832941)

  Someone "getting even" for the mosque killings in Christchurch

  Only in your wet dreams of hate. Anything to try to justify the attacks in Christchurch, right Runaway? You never miss an opportunity to disappoint.

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• Re:Christchurch? (Score: 2) by Bot on Sunday April 21 2019, @06:11PM

  by Bot (3902) on Sunday April 21 2019, @06:11PM (#833055) Journal

  You and Runaway seem oblivious to the fact that the one getting even was Tarrant.

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