UPDATE: 24 Arrested After Death Toll Soars to 290 in Sri Lanka’s Easter Bombings

UPDATE: 24 Arrested After Death Toll Soars to 290 in Sri Lanka’s Easter Bombings
A view of St. Sebastian's Church damaged in blast in Negombo, north of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, April 21, 2019/ AP Photo/Chamila Karunarathne
Melanie Sun
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Sri Lankan authorities confirmed that it now has arrested 24 individuals in connection with the Easter Sunday attacks across the nation that have now claimed 290 lives and injured at least another 500 people.

Police spokesman Ruwan Gunasekera told Agence France Presse on April 22 that the number of people under police custody was 24, up from the 13 there were arrested as of Easter Sunday.

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