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Sri Lanka Explosions: 137 Killed as Churches and Hotels Targeted

posted by martyb on Sunday April 21 2019, @12:48PM   Printer-friendly
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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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 21 2019, @09:15PM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 21 2019, @09:15PM (#833118)

    Same for Notre Dame... these are all "minor" events according to you.

  • (Score: 2, Insightful) by khallow on Sunday April 21 2019, @11:45PM (2 children)

    by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Sunday April 21 2019, @11:45PM (#833193) Journal
    Indeed. Sounds like you're getting it.

    • (Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 22 2019, @06:54AM (1 child)

      by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 22 2019, @06:54AM (#833279)

      So as long as the place gets evacuated, buildings can be demolished at will by random assholes without you even raising an eyebrow. Got it.

      • (Score: 1) by khallow on Tuesday April 23 2019, @04:02AM

        by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday April 23 2019, @04:02AM (#833704) Journal

        So as long as the place gets evacuated, buildings can be demolished at will by random assholes without you even raising an eyebrow. Got it.

        Because relative harm means nothing to you? Burning down a cathedral in the middle of a crowded mass would indeed do more than raise an eyebrow for me. A cathedral merely catching fire in the midst of a risky renovation? Not so much. It's just going to cost them more to renovate it in the end.