Attacks on 8 churches and hotels.
200+ killed.
400+ injured (some of these people will be missing limbs or be permanently paralyzed).
Coulter's Law into full effect
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/89076...r-sunday-tourists-190-dead-bombs-toll-latest/
200+ killed.
400+ injured (some of these people will be missing limbs or be permanently paralyzed).
Coulter's Law into full effect
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/89076...r-sunday-tourists-190-dead-bombs-toll-latest/
EASTER MASSACRE - Sri Lanka Easter bombings
BRITS are believed to be among 207 killed in an Easter Sunday terror attack on eight churches and five-star hotels in Sri Lanka today.
Nearly 500 were injured when suicide bomb blasts ripped through multiple buildings in Colombo - where tourists were staying and Christian worshippers had gathered for morning mass.
Among the dead are 35 foreigners, local reports say, including nationals from the UK, US, China, Netherlands and Portugal.
A terrified British family told how they were caught up in the atrocity as their hotel became a target for the terror.
Julian Emmanuel and his family, from Surrey, were staying at the Cinnamon Grand when the bomb went off.
He told the BBC: "We were in our room and heard a large explosion. It woke us up. There were ambulances, fire crews, police sirens.
"I came out of the room to see what's happening, we were ushered downstairs.
"We were told there had been a bomb. Staff said some people were killed. One member of staff told me it was a suicide bomber."
Three churches and three hotels - the luxury Shangri-La Hotel, Cinnamon Grand and The Kingsbury Colombo - were targeted in the devastating attacks.
Hours after the first six were reported, there have been two more fatal blasts in the city - an explosion at a hotel in Dehiwala which killed two, and another in a flats in Dematagoda which reportedly killed three police officers and led to arrests, taking the shocking attacks up to eight.
All of of the six explosions this morning - as Christians attended Easter mass - were carried out by suicide bombers, according to initial investigations.
Sri Lanka's minister of defence Ruwan Wijewardene said in a press conference: "We believe that all the culprits who have been involved in this unfortunate terrorist incident will be taken into custody as soon as possible. They have been identified, and they will be taken into custody as soon as possible."
He later confirmed seven people have been arrested over the string of deadly blasts.
Dozens of local people rushed to donate blood to help the wounded in the wake of the terrifying attacks, after witnesses reported seeing buildings shake in the explosions.
Shocking images from inside one of the churches show bloodied pews, a destroyed roof and bodies scattered on the ground - as all Easter services planned for this evening in the city were cancelled
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