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BREAKING - Reports from Sri Lanka confirm blasts at churches in Batticaloa, Negombo and Colombo and in hotels in Colombo including the Shangri La and the Kingsbury #lka #Tamil
Breaking: 10 confirmed dead in Batticaloa, 25 in Colombo as Easter Sunday bomb blasts rock #SriLanka #lka #Tamil tamilguardian.com/content/breaki…
Breaking .- Photographs from St Anthony's Church in Kochchikade show the extent of the damage in the aftermath of the explosions. #SriLanka #lka
Photograph from Batticaloa where the Zion Church on Central Road was the target of an explosion.

#SriLanka #SriLankaBlast #lka
A video of casualties arriving in Batticaloa Hospital as the death toll continues to rise.

#srilanka #lka #SriLankaBlast #batticaloa #tamil
At least 55 people are confirmed to have been killed in total, but the death toll looks set to rise. 30 dead in Batticaloa alone.

Tamil Guardian's correspondent in Batticaloa said that young children were amongst the casualties.

#SriLanka #SriLankaBlast #lka
Sri Lanka’s president deploys military to churches

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Death toll now rises to above 100.

Photographs from Batticaloa's Zion Church show the aftermath of the explosion there, where several young children are confirmed amongst the casualties.

tamilguardian.com/content/over-1… #lka #SriLankaBlast #srilanka
Unconfirmed reports suggest that foreign citizens including at least 3 US, 2 British, 2 Dutch and 1 Portuguese, were killed by the blasts.

tamilguardian.com/content/over-1… #lka #SriLankaBlast #SriLanka
UK Prime Minister @theresa_may condemns 'appalling' Easter Sunday bombings in #SriLanka tamilguardian.com/content/uk-pri… #SriLankablast #lka
Reports coming in that @SriLankaTelecom has blocked access to Facebook on the island's networks. Locals also report difficulties accessing other social media and messaging platforms. #SriLankaBlast #lka
BREAKING: 7th and 8th blast confirmed in #SriLanka, rising death toll
#SriLankablast #lka #SriLanka #Srilankablasts
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UK Labour leader @jeremycorbyn ‘appalled’ by Easter Sunday bomb blasts in Sri Lanka
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#SriLankablast #lka
India PM @narendramodi condemns 'horrific blasts' in Sri Lanka tamilguardian.com/content/india-… #SriLankaBlast #lka
World Leaders condemn "horrific blasts" in Sri Lanka
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#SriLankablast #lka
Sri Lanka police declare island-wide curfew following blasts tamilguardian.com/content/sri-la… #SriLankaBlast #SriLankaBlasts #lka
.@MayorofLondon @SadiqKhan condemns attacks tamilguardian.com/content/uk-lab…
@MayorofLondon @SadiqKhan @TNAmediaoffice
TNA condemns attacks
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Death toll rises over 200, including 35 foreign citizens; #SriLanka MoD confirms most attacks to be suicide bombings as 7 suspects arrested tamilguardian.com/content/over-2… #Srilankablast #SriLankablasts #lka #EasterSunday #Easter
Archbishop of Colombo urges Sri Lankans not to take “law into their own hands”
tamilguardian.com/content/archbi… #SriLankablast #Srilankablasts #lka
Current US President Donald J. Trump @POTUS and Former US President @BarackObama have condemned the Easter Sunday bombing.
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#SriLankablast #Srilankablasts #lka
UPDATED - Over 200 killed as Easter Sunday bomb blasts rock Sri Lanka

tamilguardian.com/content/over-2… #lka #SriLankaBlast #SriLankaBlasts #SriLankaAttacks
Pope Francis @Pontifex condemns the "cruel violence" of the Easter Sunday blast.
tamilguardian.com/content/world-… #SriLankaBlast #SriLankaBlasts #SriLankaAttacks
Canadian government warns 'other attacks could occur' in Sri Lanka

tamilguardian.com/content/canadi… #lka #SriLankaBlasts #SriLankaBlast
#SriLanka's Prime Minister @rw_unp says prior warnings to attacks had not been looked into tamilguardian.com/content/sri-la… #SriLankablasts #SriLankablast #lka
Military personnel stationed outside Mullaitivu churches earlier today following #SriLankaAttacks tamilguardian.com/content/sri-la…
Pipe bomb safely defused at #SriLanka's main international #airport tamilguardian.com/content/pipe-b… #lka #SriLankablasts #SriLankablast
US condemns blasts, confirms several citizens killed tamilguardian.com/content/us-con… #SriLankaAttacks #SriLankaBlasts #SriLankaBlast
State of emergency to be declared and 'anti-terrorism' clauses effective in Sri Lanka

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— On Easter Sunday, at least 8 coordinated bombing attacks struck Sri Lanka, targeting churches and hotels
— At least 207 people are dead and 450 others wounded
— 7 people have been detained in connection with the attacks
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The bombings targeted churches, including St. Anthony’s Shrine in Colombo, the capital; St. Sebastian’s Church in Negombo; and Zion Church in Batticaloa; as well as high-end hotels in Colombo, including the Shangri-La, the Cinnamon Grand and the Kingsbury nyti.ms/2Zs4y6q
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