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Improvised bomb near Colombo airport defused
Date: 2019-04-22 06:11:32 GMT - Sri Lanka - World - SN:14 - ID:7910298
COLOMBO, April 22 (MENA) - An improvised pipe bomb discovered close to Colombo's main airport was successfully defused by Sri Lanka's airforce, NDTV reported Monday. A police source said a "homemade" pipe bomb had been found late Sunday on a road ....
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1 Japanese national dead, 4 injured in Sri Lanka terror attacks
Date: 2019-04-22 06:05:28 GMT - Japan - World - SN:13 - ID:7910290
TOKYO, April 22 (MENA) - One Japanese national has been confirmed dead and four have been wounded in Sri Lankan bomb attacks over the weekend, Kyodo reported Monday. Sunday blasts that targeted a number of churches and hotels in Sri Lanka ....
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UN chief outraged by Sri Lanka blasts
Date: 2019-04-22 05:55:16 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:11 - ID:7910276
NEW YORK, April 22 (MENA) - UN Secretary General Antonio Guterresis has said he is outraged by the terrorist attacks on churches and hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, a sacred day for Christians around the world. He recalled the sanctity of ....
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More than 700 persons killed, wounded in Sri Lanka blasts -- toll
Date: 2019-04-22 05:13:30 GMT - Sri Lanka - World - SN:2 - ID:7910238
COLOMBO, April 22 (MENA) - At least 290 people have been killed and 500 injured by a series of eight explosions targeting churches and hotels in Sri Lanka on Sunday night, The Guardian reported Monday. Most of the dead are believed to have been ....
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Investigators to probe ‘overseas links’ as 8 arrested over Sri Lanka blasts - PM
Date: 2019-04-21 21:32:02 GMT - Sri Lanka - World - SN:117 - ID:7910172
Colombo, April 21 (MENA) - Eight explosions took place in the island nation on Easter Day, hitting several churches with Catholic worshipers and hotels in the country's capital Colombo and other cities, Sputnik reported. According to Sri Lanka's ....
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Vatican Pope laments Easter Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka
Date: 2019-04-21 15:38:18 GMT - Vatican - World - SN:86 - ID:7909548
VATICAN, April 21 (MENA) - Pope Francis of Vatican lamented the Easter Sunday attacks on several churches and hotels in Sri Lanka, which killed at least 207 people and wounded hundreds, Vatican News reported. “I wish to express my heartfelt ....
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Sri Lanka explosions: 207 dead, 450 injured
Date: 2019-04-21 14:29:45 GMT - Sri Lanka - World - SN:77 - ID:7909283
COLOMBO, April 21 (MENA) - At least 207 people have been killed in a series of Easter Sunday explosions targeting churches and hotels in Sri Lanka, Sky News reported. A police spokesperson said that more than 450 people have been injured. Six ....
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Trump offers condolences over Sri Lanka deadly blasts
Date: 2019-04-21 13:08:49 GMT - USA - World - SN:60 - ID:7909154
WASHINGTON, April 21 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump expressed his condolences to those impacted by a string of deadly blasts in Sri Lanka. While offering his condolences he initially claimed incorrectly that millions had died in the South ....
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Sri Lankan defense min.: 7 suspects arrested in connection with deadly blasts
Date: 2019-04-21 12:58:23 GMT - Sri Lanka - World - SN:59 - ID:7909153
COLOMBO, April 21 (MENA) - Sri Lankan Defense Minister Ruwan Wijewardene said seven people have been arrested in connection with a string of terrorist bombings which ripped through the country Sunday morning leaving hundreds of people dead and ....
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Sri Lankan govt declares nationwide curfew after string of 8 explosions
Date: 2019-04-21 10:01:02 GMT - Sri Lanka - World - SN:28 - ID:7908627
COLOMBO, April 21 (MENA) - Sri Lanka declared a nationwide curfew after a string of eight explosions, mostly in Colombo, left at least 185 people dead and over 400 injured on Easter Sunday, authorities said. The curfew will start at 6 p.m. local ....
