What do we know about the attacks in Sri Lanka so far – 21/04/2019

Several explosions were recorded this Easter Sunday in three luxury hotels and two churches of Sri Lanka and provoked at least 207 dead, including 35 foreigners and nearly 450 wounded.

– According to AFP, on April 11, Sri Lankan police chief Pujuth Jayasundara warned senior officials that in a note, a radical Muslim group had organized suicide bombings against "important churches." ".

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– The Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Ranil Wickremesinghe, announced the arrest of eight people in connection with the series of explosions that occurred this Sunday of the Resurrection.

– Explosion in three hotels and three other churches in Sri Lanka around 08:45 local time.

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– 207 dead, including 35 foreigners and 450 wounded.

– Attacked Churches: One of the explosions was recorded in the San Antonio Church of Colombo, another in the Church of San Sebastián de Negombo, north of the capital, and the third in a church in Batticaloa, in east of the island.

– The luxury hotels where the explosions were recorded are Kingsbury Hotel, Shangri-La and Cinnamon Grand Colombo, all located in the capital.

– The attacks coincide with the Christian celebration of Easter Sunday.

-In Sri Lanka, the Christian population represents 7.4%. The majority religion is Buddhist who profess 70% of the population. The country has 22 million inhabitants.

– The government declared the state of emergency.

– There has been no serious attack in this Asian country since the civil war that ended in 2009 between the Tamil guerrillas and the government.

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Source: EFE and AFP