Admin l Sunday, April 21, 2019
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – At least 160 people have been killed and over 300 people injured in multiple bomb blast in Sri Lanka today, Easter Sunday, India Tv has reported. The first blast occurred at 9 am Sri Lanka time, while the five other blasts occurred one minute apart, in what has been described as a very coordinated attacks.
Over 300 people have been admitted in hospitals in Colombo, with death toll expected to rise. Six locations were hit, three churches and three hotels were hit by the explosions in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
National Hospital spokesman Dr. Samindi Samarakoon said nearly 300 wounded have been admitted in the main hospital in Colombo, capital of Sri Lanka. A security official who to spoke to NBC news on condition of anonymity at two of the blasts were caused by suicide bombers.
State officials suspect that at least two of the blasts were caused by suicide bombers. According to reports, the first blast ripped through St. Anthony’s Shrine in Colombo. The other two churches are located in Negombo, a Catholic majority town north of Colombo, and the eastern town of Batticaloa.
Alex Agileson, who was in the vicinity, said the buildings in the surrounding area shook with the blast and that a number of injured people were carried in ambulances. A second explosion occured at St. Sebastian’s Church in Negombo. On facebook, the church has appealed for help.
Hotels hit are those frequented by foreign tourists. So far nobody has claimed responsibility for the attacks.
