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Easter Vigil
Sri Lanka: Death toll rises to 290, about 500 injured
A string of eight devastating blasts, including suicide attacks, struck churches and luxury hotels frequented by foreigners in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, killing 215 people and shattering a decade of peace in the island nation since the end of the brutal civil war with the LTTE.
22 April 2019, 05:15 IST
Sri Lanka: Death toll rises to 290, about 500 injured
22 April 2019, 05:15 IST
Bomber waited for buffet before setting off explosives
The suicide bomber waited patiently in a queue for the Easter Sunday breakfast buffet at Sri Lanka's Cinnamon Grand hotel before setting off explosives strapped to his back.
22 April 2019, 02:12 IST
Bomber waited for buffet before setting off explosives
22 April 2019, 02:12 IST
'Pieces of flesh thrown all over 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.
21 April 2019, 10:15 IST
'Pieces of flesh thrown all over church after blast'
21 April 2019, 10:15 IST
Easter vigil celebrated with devotional fervour
Christians across the district gathered in their respective parishes to celebrate Easter Vigil on Saturday.
20 April 2019, 17:46 IST
Easter vigil celebrated with devotional fervour
20 April 2019, 17:46 IST