Over 200 persons have been killed
and 450 hurt in explosions at churches and hotels in Sri Lanka.
Worshippers were celebrating
Easter at three churches in Negombo, Batticaloa and Colombo’s Kochchikade
district when the bombers struck.
The Shangri-La, Kingsbury and
Cinnamon Grand hotels and one other, all in the capital, were also targeted.
Responding to the coordinated
attacks, the authorities in Sri Lanka declared a national curfew and blocked
social media networks temporarily.
The police also announced the
arrest of seven suspects. Ruwan Gunasekera, police spokesman, put the death
toll at 207.
“Altogether we have information
of 207 dead from all hospitals. According to the information as of now we have
450 injured people admitted to hospitals,” he told reporters.
President Muhammadu Buhari has
expressed sadness over the attacks, calling on the authorities not to spare
“the wicked elements”.
In a statement which Garba Shehu,
his spokesman, issued on his behalf, Buhari extended his deepest condolences to
the families of those killed in the attacks and wished speedy recovery to the
injured.
“We stand with victims of
terrorism all over the world because we know and understand this harrowing
inhuman activity,” the president said.
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