BREAKING: Seven suspects arrested in a series of Easter Sunday explosions in Sri Lanka, death toll rises to 190, officials say.
SriLankan Airlines is telling passengers booked on flights out of the country that they will be able to fly despite the curfew imposed after deadly Easter Sunday attacks.
The People’s Daily, the ruling Communist Party’s official newspaper, said Sunday evening that one Chinese national has been confirmed dead. The U.S. president in a Twitter post cited the “horrible terrorist attacks on churches and hotels that have killed at least 138 million people and badly injured 600 more.”Trump says America stands ready to help Sri Lanka cope.Foreign tourists in Sri Lanka have hurriedly contacted loved ones around the world to say they were OK after attacks on churches and hotels killed over 130 people.
Saad Hariri in a tweet asks for mercy for the “innocent victims” and speedy recovery for the injured. He added: “I entrust to the Lord all those who were tragically killed and pray for the injured and all those who are suffering as a result of this dramatic event.”A Sri Lankan military spokesman has confirmed two more explosions just outside the capital, hours after six nearly simultaneous blasts rocked churches and luxury hotels, killing at least 138 people.
Defense Minister Ruwan Wijewardena told reporters that he believed police and military forces had identified the perpetrators of the blasts that killed at least 138 people and wounded hundreds more. A soldier and several police guarded the building. It was unclear whether the extra security was linked to the Sri Lanka attack, but parishioner Monique Pigere said “I understand why” security is needed, lamenting the “terrible” news.New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has condemned the “devastating” attacks on churches and hotels in Sri Lanka.
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier wrote in a message to his Sri Lankan counterpart that he was “stunned and horrified” by the “cowardly terror attacks.” Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz wrote on Twitter that he was “deeply shaken and concerned by devious terrorist attacks.” The series of blasts at three churches and three luxury hotels killed at least 138 people. It’s the worst bout of violence in Sri Lanka since the South Asian country’s bloody civil war ended a decade ago.British Prime Minister Teresa May has condemned what she called the “truly appalling” attacks in Sri Lanka.
In a telegram of condolences sent to his Sri Lankan counterpart, the Russian leader said Moscow remains a “reliable partner of Sri Lanka in the fight against international terrorism.” The series of blasts at three churches and three luxury hotels killed at least 138 people. It’s the worst bout of violence in Sri Lanka since the South Asian country’s bloody civil war ended a decade ago.
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said: “Regardless of the motive, the attack in Sri Lanka is the same as the traitorous attack in Christchurch: cowardly, barbaric and cruel.”
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