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Serial blasts across Sri Lanka
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- Over 200 people were killed and nearly 500 injured in a series of blasts that shook Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday.
- Churches and luxury hotels were targeted in the deadliest incidents since the civil war ended a decade ago.
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- Eight blasts: As many as eight blasts occurred in and around the capital Colombo and in the eastern city of Batticaloa, as large groups gathered at churches for Easter services.
- Suicide bombings: Most of the blasts appear to have been suicide bombings.
- No claiming yet: No group has claimed responsibility for the blasts.
- Indian response: India condemned attacks on Easter in Sri Lanka in the “strongest terms” and offered the Sri Lankan government assistance in treating those injured.
Source
The Hindu