49 killed in multiple blasts in Sri Lanka, 300 injured
At least 49 people were killed and more than 300 others injured after six near simultaneous blasts hit three churches and three hotels frequented by tourists in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday.
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We are monitoring situation in Sri Lanka: Sushma Swaraj
As Colombo was rocked by multiple explosions, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said Sunday that India was keeping a close watch on the situation.
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Death toll in Srilanka multiple blasts rises to 52: AFP
Ambulances arrive at a hospital after explosions hit churches and hotels in Colombo
Indian mission in Lanka issues helpline numbers
India on Sunday said that it was closely monitoring the situation in Sri Lanka, where six near simultaneous blasts hit three churches and three hotels on Easter Sunday leaving scores dead.
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129 dead in multiple blasts in Sri Lanka: officials
At least 35 foreigners dead in Sri Lanka blasts: police official
Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe condemned a string of blasts that killed at least 137 people on Sunday as "cowardly" and said the government was working to "contain the situation."
"I strongly condemn the cowardly attacks on our people today," he said in a tweet from his verified account.
"I call upon all Sri Lankans during this tragic time to remain united and strong... The government is taking immediate steps to contain this situation."
SL police chief warned of suicide attack before blasts
Sri Lanka's police chief made a nationwide alert 10 days before Sunday's bomb attacks in the country that suicide bombers planned to hit "prominent churches", according to the warning seen by AFP.
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140 dead as blasts hit Sri Lanka churches, hotels
Six near-simultaneous explosions rocked three churches and three hotels frequented by foreigners in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday morning, killing more than 140 people and injuring over 400 others, in one of the deadliest blasts in the island nation's history, officials said.
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Shocked to hear about the ghastly attacks in SriLanka. My prayers are with the families of victims in these moments of grief and misery: Suresh Prabhu
SriLanka PM Ranil Wickremsinghe holds emergency meeting to review situation, requests public to remain calm and united.
In her Easter message released just hours before the attacks, May offered her support to Christians around the world who face "huge danger" due to their faith.
New blast in Sri Lankan capital, two dead: police spokesman
We strongly condemn the serial blasts on multiple locations in Sri Lanka today morning in which many people have been killed & injured: Ministry of External Affairs
2 killed in a fresh blast in Sri Lankan capital
A fresh blast hit a hotel in Sri Lankan capital's southern suburb near the Colombo Zoo on Easter on Sunday, killing two persons, police said, hours after six coordinated explosions rocked churches and luxury hotels. Read here
Tamil Nadu Dy CM O Paneerselvam: AIADMK condemns this deadly attack in Sri Lanka that has happened during the Easter festival. We have been condemning violence and terrorist attack wherever it has happened. We also express our deep condolences to victims.
Sri Lanka Defence Minister orders night curfew after blasts.
The seventh attack hit a hotel in the southern Colombo suburb of Dehiwala, after a string of explosions at churches and hotels in Sri Lanka's capital
A statue of Virgin Mary broken in two parts is seen in front of the St. Anthony's Shrine, Kochchikade church after an explosion in Colombo. Reuters photo
Sri Lanka government declares curfew, shuts down access to major social media sites
The Sri Lankan government declared a curfew with immediate effect, junior defence minister Ruwan Wijewardene said on Sunday, following eight explosions that killed nearly 140 people, and mostly targeted churches and hotels. Read here
'Pieces of flesh thrown all over Sri Lankan church after blast'
The St Sebastian's Church in the western coastal town of Negombo bore the brunt of a series of powerful blasts across Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, with a top priest saying pieces of flesh were thrown all over the walls and on the sanctuary and even outside of the church. Read here
People grieve after eight blasts struck various churches and hotels in #SriLanka.
Police say eighth Sri Lanka blast was suicide bomb, killed three.
PM Modi condemns blasts in Lanka
Condemning serial blasts in Sri Lanka, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said there is no place for barbarism in the region. Read here
World leaders react to deadly Sri Lanka blasts
World leaders have condemned a series of blasts in Sri Lanka that killed more than 150 people on Sunday, including dozens of foreigners with British, Dutch and American citizens believed to be among them. Read here
Buddhist monks stand in front of the St. Anthony's Shrine, Kochchikade church after an explosion in Colombo. Reuters photo
Seven arrested as Sri Lanka bombings death toll passes 207
Hospital sources say British, Dutch and American citizens are among killed
Indian High Commission in Colombo has conveyed that National Hospital has informed them about the death of three Indian nationals: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj
Bomber waited for buffet before setting off explosives
The suicide bomber waited patiently in a queue for the Easter on Sunday breakfast buffet at Sri Lanka's Cinnamon Grand hotel before setting off explosives strapped to his back. Read here
Lanka blast: K’taka CM confirms 5 dead, 2 missing
Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy has confirmed the names of fivepersons from the state who died in the serial blasts in Sri Lanka, of which four have been identified.
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'Where is God?': Sri Lankans stunned after blasts
For many Sri Lankans, Sunday's attacks against churches and high-end hotels brought back painful memories of a conflict that lasted three decades and killed as many as 100,000 people.
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Coast Guard beefs up surveillance after Lanka blasts
The Indian Coast Guard has beefed up surveillance and deployed more ships and aircraft for patrolling following a series of devastating blasts in Sri Lanka on Sunday.
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Sri Lanka announces compensation for blast victims
The Sri Lankan government on Monday announced that it will compensate the victims of the ghastly bomb blasts that hit churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka, killing over 290 people and injuring over 500 others during Easter celebrations.
Kerala offers medical team to Sri Lanka
The Kerala Government has constituted a medical team to extend assistance to serial blast hit Sri Lanka.
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TN outfit denies link with Lanka org blamed for blasts
Tamil Nadu Thowheed Jamath (TNTJ), a non-political Islamic organisation based in the state, on Monday dismissed reports that had connected it with the National Thowheed Jamath (NTJ) which has been blamed by the Sri Lankan government for the dastardly attacks targeting churches and five-star hotels serving Easter breakfast.
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Bomber's family killed in another suicide blast: police
The wife and sister of the suicide bomber at the Shangri La Hotel in Sri Lanka were also killed in a separate suicide blast after a bomber blew himself up causing the concrete floor of a two-storey building to crash on them in a suburb in northern Colombo, police told a court here on Monday.
7 suicide bombers unleashed carnage on Easter Sunday
Sevensuicidebombersbelievedto bemembersof an Islamist extremist group carried out a series of devastating blasts that tore through churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, killing 290 people in the country's worst terror attack, authorities said on Monday.
8 from state dead in Lanka blasts
At least eight Kannadigas including JD(S) workers hailing from Bengaluru and adjoining districts were killed in the serial blasts that ripped through Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, according to Sri Lankan authorities.
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India to work with Sri Lanka on counter-terrorism
India is set to work with Sri Lanka and other Bay of Bengal nations for earlyratification of a counter-terrorism convention to step up regional cooperation against terror in the wake of the series of terror strikes inthe island nation on Sunday.
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Toll in Sri Lanka blasts rises to 310: police spokesman
SL observes 3-minute silence as death toll rises to 310
Sri Lanka observed a nationwide three-minute silence on Tuesday to pay homage to more than 300 people killed in the gruesome Easter Sunday bombings, the country's worst terror attack blamed on a local previously little-known Islamist outfit.
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ISIS claims responsibility for Sri Lanka blasts
The Islamic State group on Tuesday said it was behind a devastating string of suicide attacks against churches and hotels in Sri Lanka that killed more than 320 people on Easter Sunday.
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Lanka bomb attacks were revenge for NZ mosque kiIIings
Sri Lanka's worst terror attack targeting churches and luxury hotels on Easter Sunday was carried out by local Islamist extremists in retaliation for the mosque shootings in New Zealand, a senior minister informed Parliament on Tuesday, citing results of the initial probe.
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