They identified 42 foreigners killed in the terrorist attack in Sri Lanka

A total of 42 foreigners were identified among the victims of the jihadist attacks on Easter Sunday in Sri Lanka, which left 253 dead, announced the Sri Lankan authorities.

Countries with the highest number of victims were India (11 deaths), United Kingdom (6), China (4) and Denmark (3), iHe dedicated the fountain.

In Saudi Arabia, Spain and Turkey, two of their citizens were killed in the attack. While Bangladesh, Japan, the Netherlands, Portugal, Switzerland and the United States were killed by one of their nationals.

Finally, there were six people of several nationalities.

Twelve foreigners are still missing and may be among the unidentified bodies found at the Colombo morgue.said a statement by the Sri Lankan Foreign Ministry.

Five other foreigners wounded in attacks on Christian churches and luxury hotels claimed by the Islamic State jihadist group (ISIS) are still hospitalized, the statement said.

The previous balance was 40 foreign deaths.

"The remains of 25 foreigners have already been repatriated"added the statement.

The identification of those killed in luxury hotels has become difficult as the bodies have been severely maimed by explosions, authorities said.

Since the April 21 attack in Sri Lanka against three Christian churches and three luxury hotels, making 253 dead and nearly 500 wounded, the government declared the state of emergency and banned two Local jihadist groups accused of being involved, with the help of ISIS.

The situation has led to the flight of many tourists and the number of visitors is expected to fall over the next few months because of a series of warnings from different countries on the trip to Sri Lanka.

In total, the Sri Lankan Ministry of Finance predicts a 30 per cent drop in the number of people arriving in the country during the year, generating losses of $ 1,500 million.

However, the government has lifted this Monday blocking social networks like Whatsapp and Viver imposed after attacks.

"The decision to block social networks was made immediately after the attacks. Now, after badessing the situation, the government believes that it can be lifted "said the director general of the Department of Information, Nalaka Kaluwewa.

The order was issued by the Sri Lankan President, Maithripala Sirisena, as part of the measures to bring the nation back to normal after the series of attacks, depending on the source.

With information from EFE and AFP