A wave of attacks in Sri Lanka left at least 207 people dead and hundreds more injured on Easter Sunday after a series of explosions tore through churches and hotels on what should have been a day of rest and worship.
Chat with us in Facebook Messenger. Find out what's happening in the world as it unfolds.By Sunday afternoon, there were eight blasts and the government had announced an island-wide curfew starting at 6 p.m. local until the following morning. Social media sites were also blocked as investigations took place. "These are certainly acts of terror," the High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to the UK Manisha Gunasekera told CNN on Sunday.
Hide Caption 5 of 25 Photos: In pictures: Coordinated attacks kill 290 people on Easter Sunday across Sri Lanka A man holds up a blood-stained photograph as people wait to identify the bodies of their loved ones in front of St. Anthony's Church.Hide Caption 6 of 25 Photos: In pictures: Coordinated attacks kill 290 people on Easter Sunday across Sri Lanka Relatives of a victim of the attacks react at the police mortuary in Colombo.
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