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Deadly Explosions Shake Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday

Published April 22nd, 2019 - 05:32 GMT

Multitude of explosions have shaken eight different places in Sri Lanka including its capital Colombo. The bombs targeted many churches and 5-star hotels, on Easter Sunday.

At least 291 people were killed and over 400 were wounded in the deadly attacks. On the other hand, eight people have been arrested in connection with the string of coordinated deadly blasts.

Police have also found and safely destroyed another bomb at Sri Lanka's main airport on Easter Sunday evening.

 

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A string of blasts ripped through high-end hotels and churches holding Easter services in Sri Lanka on April 21, killing at least 290 people, including 35 foreigners. ISHARA S. KODIKARA / AFP

A string of blasts ripped through high-end hotels and churches holding Easter services in Sri Lanka on April 21, killing at least 156 people, including 35 foreigners. ISHARA S. KODIKARA / AFP

Security personnel inspect the interior of St Sebastian's Church in Negombo on April 22, 2019, a day after the church was hit in series of bomb blasts targeting churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka. Jewel SAMAD / AFP

Security personnel inspect the interior of St Sebastian's Church in Negombo on April 22, 2019, a day after the church was hit in series of bomb blasts targeting churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka. Jewel SAMAD / AFP

At least 290 are now known to have died in a series of bomb blasts that tore through churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka, in the worst violence to hit the island since its devastating civil war ended a decade ago. Jewel SAMAD / AFP

At least 290 are now known to have died in a series of bomb blasts that tore through churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka, in the worst violence to hit the island since its devastating civil war ended a decade ago. Jewel SAMAD / AFP

Shoes of victims are kept as evidence as security personnel inspect the interior of St Sebastian's Church in Negombo on April 22, 2019, a day after the church was hit in series of bomb blasts targeting churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka. Jewel SAMAD / AFP

Shoes of victims are kept as evidence as security personnel inspect the interior of St Sebastian's Church in Negombo on April 22, 2019, a day after the church was hit in series of bomb blasts targeting churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka. Jewel SAMAD / AFP

Broken statues are pictured next to shrapnel marks at St. Sebastian's Church in Negombo on April 22, 2019. ISHARA S. KODIKARA / AFP

Broken statues are pictured next to shrapnel marks at St. Sebastian's Church in Negombo on April 22, 2019. ISHARA S. KODIKARA / AFP

People pray outside the St. Anthony's Shrine in Colombo on April 22, 2019, a day after the building was hit as part of a series of bomb blasts targeting churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka. Mohd RASFAN / AFP

People pray outside the St. Anthony's Shrine in Colombo on April 22, 2019, a day after the building was hit as part of a series of bomb blasts targeting churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka. Mohd RASFAN / AFP

Sri Lanka soldiers and religious members of the parish look on inside the St Sebastian's Church at Katuwapitiya in Negombo on April 21, 2019, following a bomb blast during the Easter service that killed tens of people. STR / AFP

Sri Lanka soldiers and religious members of the parish look on inside the St Sebastian's Church at Katuwapitiya in Negombo on April 21, 2019, following a bomb blast during the Easter service that killed tens of people. STR / AFP

Sri Lankan security personnel walk past debris next to a dead body slumped over a bench following an explosion in St Sebastian's Church in Negombo, north of the capital Colombo, on April 21, 2019. STR / AFP

Sri Lankan security personnel walk past debris next to a dead body slumped over a bench following an explosion in St Sebastian's Church in Negombo, north of the capital Colombo, on April 21, 2019. STR / AFP

A series of eight devastating bomb blasts ripped through high-end hotels and churches holding Easter services in Sri Lanka on April 21, killing nearly 290 people, including dozens of foreigners. LAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCHI / AFP

A series of eight devastating bomb blasts ripped through high-end hotels and churches holding Easter services in Sri Lanka on April 21, killing nearly 290 people, including dozens of foreigners. LAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCHI / AFP

A security personnel inspects the interior of St. Sebastian's Church in Negombo on April 22, 2019, a day after the church was hit in series of bomb blasts targeting churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka. ISHARA S. KODIKARA / AFP

A security personnel inspects the interior of St. Sebastian's Church in Negombo on April 22, 2019, a day after the church was hit in series of bomb blasts targeting churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka. ISHARA S. KODIKARA / AFP

A string of blasts ripped through high-end hotels and churches holding Easter services in Sri Lanka on April 21, killing at least 290 people, including 35 foreigners. ISHARA S. KODIKARA / AFP
Security personnel inspect the interior of St Sebastian's Church in Negombo on April 22, 2019, a day after the church was hit in series of bomb blasts targeting churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka. Jewel SAMAD / AFP
At least 290 are now known to have died in a series of bomb blasts that tore through churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka, in the worst violence to hit the island since its devastating civil war ended a decade ago. Jewel SAMAD / AFP
Shoes of victims are kept as evidence as security personnel inspect the interior of St Sebastian's Church in Negombo on April 22, 2019, a day after the church was hit in series of bomb blasts targeting churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka. Jewel SAMAD / AFP
Broken statues are pictured next to shrapnel marks at St. Sebastian's Church in Negombo on April 22, 2019. ISHARA S. KODIKARA / AFP
People pray outside the St. Anthony's Shrine in Colombo on April 22, 2019, a day after the building was hit as part of a series of bomb blasts targeting churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka. Mohd RASFAN / AFP
Sri Lanka soldiers and religious members of the parish look on inside the St Sebastian's Church at Katuwapitiya in Negombo on April 21, 2019, following a bomb blast during the Easter service that killed tens of people. STR / AFP
Sri Lankan security personnel walk past debris next to a dead body slumped over a bench following an explosion in St Sebastian's Church in Negombo, north of the capital Colombo, on April 21, 2019. STR / AFP
A series of eight devastating bomb blasts ripped through high-end hotels and churches holding Easter services in Sri Lanka on April 21, killing nearly 290 people, including dozens of foreigners. LAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCHI / AFP
A security personnel inspects the interior of St. Sebastian's Church in Negombo on April 22, 2019, a day after the church was hit in series of bomb blasts targeting churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka. ISHARA S. KODIKARA / AFP
A string of blasts ripped through high-end hotels and churches holding Easter services in Sri Lanka on April 21, killing at least 290 people, including 35 foreigners. ISHARA S. KODIKARA / AFP
A string of blasts ripped through high-end hotels and churches holding Easter services in Sri Lanka on April 21, killing at least 156 people, including 35 foreigners. ISHARA S. KODIKARA / AFP
Security personnel inspect the interior of St Sebastian's Church in Negombo on April 22, 2019, a day after the church was hit in series of bomb blasts targeting churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka. Jewel SAMAD / AFP
Security personnel inspect the interior of St Sebastian's Church in Negombo on April 22, 2019, a day after the church was hit in series of bomb blasts targeting churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka. Jewel SAMAD / AFP
At least 290 are now known to have died in a series of bomb blasts that tore through churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka, in the worst violence to hit the island since its devastating civil war ended a decade ago. Jewel SAMAD / AFP
At least 290 are now known to have died in a series of bomb blasts that tore through churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka, in the worst violence to hit the island since its devastating civil war ended a decade ago. Jewel SAMAD / AFP
Shoes of victims are kept as evidence as security personnel inspect the interior of St Sebastian's Church in Negombo on April 22, 2019, a day after the church was hit in series of bomb blasts targeting churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka. Jewel SAMAD / AFP
Shoes of victims are kept as evidence as security personnel inspect the interior of St Sebastian's Church in Negombo on April 22, 2019, a day after the church was hit in series of bomb blasts targeting churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka. Jewel SAMAD / AFP
Broken statues are pictured next to shrapnel marks at St. Sebastian's Church in Negombo on April 22, 2019. ISHARA S. KODIKARA / AFP
Broken statues are pictured next to shrapnel marks at St. Sebastian's Church in Negombo on April 22, 2019. ISHARA S. KODIKARA / AFP
People pray outside the St. Anthony's Shrine in Colombo on April 22, 2019, a day after the building was hit as part of a series of bomb blasts targeting churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka. Mohd RASFAN / AFP
People pray outside the St. Anthony's Shrine in Colombo on April 22, 2019, a day after the building was hit as part of a series of bomb blasts targeting churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka. Mohd RASFAN / AFP
Sri Lanka soldiers and religious members of the parish look on inside the St Sebastian's Church at Katuwapitiya in Negombo on April 21, 2019, following a bomb blast during the Easter service that killed tens of people. STR / AFP
Sri Lanka soldiers and religious members of the parish look on inside the St Sebastian's Church at Katuwapitiya in Negombo on April 21, 2019, following a bomb blast during the Easter service that killed tens of people. STR / AFP
Sri Lankan security personnel walk past debris next to a dead body slumped over a bench following an explosion in St Sebastian's Church in Negombo, north of the capital Colombo, on April 21, 2019. STR / AFP
Sri Lankan security personnel walk past debris next to a dead body slumped over a bench following an explosion in St Sebastian's Church in Negombo, north of the capital Colombo, on April 21, 2019. STR / AFP
A series of eight devastating bomb blasts ripped through high-end hotels and churches holding Easter services in Sri Lanka on April 21, killing nearly 290 people, including dozens of foreigners. LAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCHI / AFP
A series of eight devastating bomb blasts ripped through high-end hotels and churches holding Easter services in Sri Lanka on April 21, killing nearly 290 people, including dozens of foreigners. LAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCHI / AFP
A security personnel inspects the interior of St. Sebastian's Church in Negombo on April 22, 2019, a day after the church was hit in series of bomb blasts targeting churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka. ISHARA S. KODIKARA / AFP
A security personnel inspects the interior of St. Sebastian's Church in Negombo on April 22, 2019, a day after the church was hit in series of bomb blasts targeting churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka. ISHARA S. KODIKARA / AFP

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