The first wave of attacks in Sri Lanka struck at the heart of the country's minority Christian community during busy Easter services at churches in the cities of Colombo, Negombo and Batticaloa on Sunday morning.
The serial blasts, two of them conducted by suicide bombers, had started this morning. The churches targeted include St Anthony''s Church in Colombo, St Sebastian's Church in the western coastal town of Negombo and Zion Church in the eastern town of Batticaloa.
The three five-star hotels hit were the Shangri La and Cinnamon Grand and Kingsbury. Dehiwala Mount Lavinia, another hotel in from the Dehiwala Zoo, was also attacked.
Three Indians have died in the serial blasts in Columbo that ripped through three churches during Easter services, four luxury hotels, where dozens of tourists were staying and a housing complex. More than 200 people died in the blasts and around 450 people were injured, foreign minister Sushma Swaraj said today after a conversation with her Lankan counterpart Tilak Marapana.
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