Sri Lanka marks Easter bombing anniversary
The Hindu
Devotees gather at attacked church; Opposition, Catholic leaders slam government for delay in probe
Sri Lankaon Wednesday marked the secondanniversary of the gruesome Easter terror bombings that killed more than 250 people on April 21, 2019, amid mounting criticism from the Catholic church and political opposition over the delay in completion of the probe into the incident. On Wednesday morning, hundreds of devotees, including relatives of victims, gathered at the St. Anthony’s Church in Colombo, which was one of the sites of the serial bombings executed by suicide bombers from an IS-inspired local Islamist radial group. Most gathered at the church were attired in black, as they mourned and prayed for their loved ones. Bombs had simultaneously exploded two years ago at the,40 km north of Colombo, the Zion Church in the , and three luxury hotels in Colombo, griping the country in shock a decade after its civil war.More Related News
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