Sri Lanka Bomb Suspect’s Sister Fears 18 Relatives Dead After Attacks

Sri Lanka Bomb Suspect’s Sister Fears 18 Relatives Dead After Attacks
A Sri Lankan Army soldier stands guard in front St. Anthony's Church in Colombo, Sri Lanka on April 26, 2019. Manish Swarup/AP
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The sister of the suspected ringleader of Sri Lanka’s deadly Easter Sunday bombings has told CNN up to 18 of her family members are missing and feared dead since the attacks and subsequent raids.

More than 250 people were killed and at least 500 injured in a series of coordinated suicide bombings at churches and hotels across the island April 21.