At least two of those who were killed were dual nations of the U.S. and the United Kingdom.
Following the Sunday morning attacks that killed more than 207 in a series of eight blasts targeting churches and hotels across Sri Lanka, government officials have revealed the nationalities of a handul of foreign nationals who died in the bombings, including at least two from the United States. However, there are still 25 currently unidentified dead who are believed to have been foreign visitors to Sri Lanka.
Prior to the official release of the Sri Lankan government's statement, there were multiple reports regarding deaths of foreigners in the attacks. The numbers in these reports don't mesh completely with the breakdown in the statement, perhaps because of the large number of dead still to be officially identified.
Foreign Secretary Ravinath Aryasinghe said that the bodies of 27 foreigners had been recovered from the churches and hotels targeted by bombers, the Hindustan Times reported. "There was utter chaos", the hotel manager at the Cinnamon Grand said, according to the BBC."It was 8:30am and it was busy … He came up to the top of the queue and set off the blast."
“.@POTUS and I are monitoring the horrific attacks on those celebrating Easter in Sri Lanka. Our hearts & prayers are with the victims & their families,” Pence wrote Sunday afternoon. “This atrocity is an attack on Christianity & religious freedom everywhere. No one should ever be in fear in a house of worship.”
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