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Thursday 25 April 2019 - 06:33

Deadly Easter bombings in Sri Lanka

Story Code : 790573
  • Crime scene officials inspect the site of a bomb blast inside a church in Negombo, Sri Lanka, April 21. More than 290 people were killed and at least 500 injured in bomb blasts that ripped through churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday,

    Crime scene officials inspect the site of a bomb blast inside a church in Negombo, Sri Lanka, April 21. More than 290 people were killed and at least 500 injured in bomb blasts that ripped through churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday,

  • A view of the damage at St. Sebastian Catholic Church, after bomb blasts ripped through churches and luxury hotels on Easter, in Negombo, Sri Lanka, April 22

    A view of the damage at St. Sebastian Catholic Church, after bomb blasts ripped through churches and luxury hotels on Easter, in Negombo, Sri Lanka, April 22

  • Blood stains are seen on a statue of Jesus Christ after a bomb blast inside a church in Negombo, April 21

    Blood stains are seen on a statue of Jesus Christ after a bomb blast inside a church in Negombo, April 21

  • Sri Lankan military stand guard near the explosion site at a church in Batticaloa, April 21

    Sri Lankan military stand guard near the explosion site at a church in Batticaloa, April 21

  • Catholic priests stand inside the church after a bomb blast in Negombo, April 21

    Catholic priests stand inside the church after a bomb blast in Negombo, April 21

  • Relatives of a victim of the explosion at St. Anthony's Shrine, Kochchikade church react at the police mortuary in Colombo, April 21

    Relatives of a victim of the explosion at St. Anthony's Shrine, Kochchikade church react at the police mortuary in Colombo, April 21

  • Foreign relatives of a victim of the explosion react at the police mortuary in Colombo, April 21

    Foreign relatives of a victim of the explosion react at the police mortuary in Colombo, April 21

  • Men carry dead bodies towards ambulances near the St. Anthony's Shrine, Kochchikade church after an explosion in Colombo, April 21

    Men carry dead bodies towards ambulances near the St. Anthony's Shrine, Kochchikade church after an explosion in Colombo, April 21

  • Relatives of victims react at a police mortuary, after bomb blasts ripped through churches and luxury hotels on Easter, in Colombo, April 22

    Relatives of victims react at a police mortuary, after bomb blasts ripped through churches and luxury hotels on Easter, in Colombo, April 22

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