Police mounted a massive manhunt and locked down much of Colombo, while health officials admitted overestimating the death toll in the Easter Sunday bombings.
Tag: Sri Lanka Easter Bombings (April, 2019)
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Sri Lanka Suicide Bombers Included Two Sons of a Spice Tycoon
The aura of success surrounding Mohammad Yusuf Ibrahim, head of a Sri Lanka spice empire, crashed on news that two of his sons were Easter Sunday bombers.
Sri Lanka’s Muslims Face an Angry Backlash After Easter Sunday Attacks
The country had little history of Christian-Muslim violence, but when Muslim extremists bombed churches on Easter Sunday, everything changed.
Sri Lanka Attacks: What We Know and Don’t Know
The investigation into a series of suicide bombings in Sri Lanka entered a fourth day on Wednesday. While information continues to emerge, some questions remain unanswered.
‘Daddy, What Is a Curfew?’ Sri Lankans Face the Shattering of a Hard-Won Peace
Residents of the country’s once-besieged capital had grown used to life without barricades and checkpoints. All that has now changed again.
‘Daddy, What Is a Curfew?’ Sri Lankans Confront the End of a Hard-Won Peace
Residents of the country’s once-besieged capital had grown used to life without barricades and checkpoints. All that now seems shattered.
Sri Lanka Calls Bombers ‘Well Educated’ and Warns of Ongoing Threat
The American ambassador warned of “ongoing terrorist plots,” and a Sri Lankan official said people involved in the Easter Sunday bombings could still be at large.
Sri Lanka Attacks: What We Know and Don’t Know
The investigation into a series of suicide bombings in Sri Lanka entered a fourth day on Wednesday. While information continues to emerge, some questions remain unanswered.
Victims of the Sri Lanka Terrorist Attacks
At least 350 lives were halted in the attacks across Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday. The victims were mothers, doctors, children and newlyweds.