Multiple Easter Day Bomb Attacks Kill More than 100 in Sri Lanka, Hundreds Wounded

Multiple Easter Day Bomb Attacks Kill More than 100 in Sri Lanka, Hundreds Wounded
Sri Lankan military officials stand guard in front of the St. Anthony's Shrine, Kochchikade church after an explosion in Colombo, Sri Lanka April 21, 2019. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka—Six bomb blasts that went off close to simultaneously on Easter Day at three Sri Lankan churches and three luxury hotels have killed at least 160 people and wounded around 400, hospital and police officials said.

All six blasts occurred around 8:45 a.m. as Easter Sunday masses were underway in the churches.