290 Confirmed Died In Sunday's Eight Different Bomb Attacks In Sri Lanka That Included Three Churches And Four Hotels
- Death toll in Sunday's series of bomb attacks in Sri Lanka has risen to 290.
- Among the deads, 30 are reported to be foreigners and rest are native Sri Lankan.
- Over 500 people are injured and the death tolls are expected to rise even more.
- Police have arrested 24 men on suspicion to have a relation with the attacks.
At least 290 people have been confirmed died in one of the worst bomb attacks in the history of Sri Lanka. A series of blasts that ruined the churches and the luxury hotels across the country in the Sunday Easters on 21st April.
Roughly 30 foreigners including five Britons, three Indians, and one Japanese have confirmed killed in the attack. Sources reported 500 people injured in the attack where at least eight different attacks have been confirmed so far.
Sri Lankan defense minister Ruwan Wijewardene said the attackers were religious extremists, however, not any group has claimed their responsibility for the attacks. Wijewadene further said suicide bombers were responsible for most of the attacks.
BBC reported 24 suspects were arrested, however, no one has accepted to had carried out the attacks. Sunday's violent attack happens to be the deadliest attack since the end of the civil war in 2009.
Later Sunday, the Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said the security services were aware of the possible attacks around 10 days ago but still, there weren't any sufficient precautions were taken. The Prime minister said,
the government must look into why adequate precautions were not taken.
The Sri Lankan government has shut down social media and messaging services in order to restrict the spread of wrong information.
First reports of the explosions hit the media at around 8:45 local time where initially six blasts were reported within a small space of time.
But later it was reported the attacks began with seven initial explosions at three churches and four hotels. Another explosion occurred later while suspects fled from the police-the eighth attack killed three officers.
