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Ashwin Hemmathagama
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Five #explosions reported in #SriLanka. Two explosions in St. Anthony’s #Church in Kochchikade and #Negombo Katuwapitiya Church. Another explosion in Kingsbury Hotel and 3rd floor Shangri-La in Colombo. Another explosion reported in #Batticaloa. #lka @ShangriLaHotels
National Hospital receives injured. Reportedly another explosion in #CinnamonGrand. #explosion #lka #Colombo #EasterSunday #SriLanka.
24 admitted to National Hospital has died from injuries #EasterSunday #SriLanka #lka #explosion
Two more incidents. A minor blast in a hotel next to the #NationalZoo in #Dehiwala. Two died from the blast. three more explosions at Udyana Road in #Dematagoda. two injured. #EasterSunday #SriLanka #lka #explosion
#EasterSunday #bombing #SriLanka #lka. 215 dead from 8 #explosions. Fatalities rep. at #ColomboNationalHospital 3 #Indians, 1 #Portugal, 2 #Turkey, 3 #UK, 2 holding #US/ UK nationalities. 9 foreigners reported missing. 25 unidentified bodies of foreigners at Colombo JMO mortuary.
A #bomb goes off a short while ago in a suspicious van parked near the St. Anthony’s Church, #lka which came under attack on Sunday. This bomb exploded while authorities tried to defuse it. #EasterSunday #bombing #SriLanka #lka
President declares public emergency in #SriLanka to safeguard public order and the maintenance of supplies and services essential to the life of the community and to make room for the uninterrupted investigations over #EasterSundayAttacksLK #EasterSunday #bomb #explosions #lka
#lka Parliament meets today @RW_UNP @PresRajapaksa by @AHemmathagama @FT_SriLanka ft.lk/front-page/Par… #EasterSundayAttacksLK #EasterSunday #bomb #explosions #lka
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