LATEST: Seven people arrested and three police officers killed during a raid on a house in the Sri Lankan capital of Colombo several hours after eight explosions throughout the country
The hotels hit in Colombo were the Shangri-La, the Kingsbury, the Cinnamon Grand and the Tropical Inn near the national zoo. There was no word on casualties in the hotels, but a witness told local TV he saw some body parts, including a severed head, lying on the ground beside the Tropical Inn.
There was an eighth explosion at a house in Colombo. Police and media said that three officers were killed and seven people detained during a raid on this location. “Please avoid propagating unverified reports and speculation. The government is taking immediate steps to contain this situation.” Relatives of a victim of the explosion at St. Anthony's Shrine, Kochchikade church react at the police mortuary in Colombo, Sri Lanka April 21, 2019. REUTERS/Dinuka LiyanawatteOne of the explosions was at St. Anthony’s Shrine, a Catholic Church in Kochcikade, Colombo, a tourist landmark.
Out of Sri Lanka’s total population of around 22 million, 70 percent are Buddhist, 12.6 percent Hindu, 9.7 percent Muslim and 7.6 percent Christian, according to the country’s 2012 census.
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