Blasts hits Sri Lanka churches, 359 people killed

[StreetFight3r]

Explosions have hit three churches and three hotels in and around the Sri Lankan capital of Colombo, police said Sunday.

 

The blasts hit several high-end hotels and one church in the capital, while two additional churches were targeted outside Colombo, police said.

 

There were initial reports of at least 80 people injured in the capital.

 

"Eighty people have already been admitted, and more are still coming in," an official at the Colombo National Hospital told AFP on condition of anonymity.

 

The nature of the explosions was not immediately clear.

 

"A bomb attack to our church, please come and help if your family members are there," read a post in English on the Facebook page of the St Sebastian's Church at Katuwapitiya in Negombo.

 

 

Read more at https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/blasts-hit-two-sri-lanka-churches-during-easter-mass-at-least-80-11464816

To think I was just considering to book next vacay at Sri Lanka after watching a YouTube video...HOPE no one is badly injured n no deaths. Story is developinh

Edited April 21, 2019 by StreetFight3r

[Lala81]

Sigh. Hope the casualties are limited

Same. Few weeks back, my friend was just telling us how nice Sri Lanka was. He visited two years ago

[StreetFight3r]

Sigh. Hope the casualties are limited

Same. Few weeks back, my friend was just telling us how nice Sri Lanka was. He visited two years ago

f**k. CNA just in at least 100 dead.

[Atonchia]

The death toll rising really fast.

 

RIP to the victims and fast recovery to the injured.

[Tkseah]

Latest update in CNA is at least 150 dead..

[PSP415]

Haiz. RIP and speedy recovery to those injured.

 

Keep our own hearts and minds at peace ya. Regardless colour, gender, religion. If u need to remember just 1 thing, i hope it will be this:

 

A true God do not need deaths of innocent ppl especially children and women to prove He is Great. Only cowards do this and hide their cowardice behind a godly cause.

 

Praises to the Almighty God of heavens and all, peace and love to all mankind!

 

No offence, this is goodwill to all. To fellow Christians, we live eternally cos He rose.

 

Safe ride. Pls be alert and keep calm.

Cheers

[BanCoe]

Such a nice country to visit , visited it jist a year back , cannot imagine bombing spree again ..... was recovering in the last 5 years or so from the separatists and now turmoil again

Edited April 21, 2019 by BanCoe

[Playtime]

east and west coast,,,, organisation very good, not simple

 

 

 

[Pocy]

f**k. CNA just in at least 100 dead.

Mad ppl crazy ppl

[Thaiyotakamli]

Heard ald got 8 bombs and casualties over 160 and over 400 injured

 

#prayforsrilanka

[RadX]

160 dead and counting

[Playtime]

No mention of suicide bombers?

[Thaiyotakamli]

https://www.rt.com/news/457134-sri-lanka-bombin-alert/

[Lala81]

No mention of suicide bombers?

It's Easter. Churches will have hundreds if not thousands going in and out. Not difficult to just bring in a bag and leave it there.

[Playtime]

It's Easter. Churches will have hundreds if not thousands going in and out. Not difficult to just bring in a bag and leave it there.

Actually a non suicide bomber is scarier, technically it is more difficult to execute cos needs egress plan.

This needs more training and planning... a more advanced opponent. Not some stupid nut.

[Kb27]

Bomb a peaceful religious building with plenty of devotees inside.

 

That's just not right.

 

No matter, if that building is a church, mosque, temple, synagogue. etc.

[Hoseyboh]

It's Easter. Churches will have hundreds if not thousands going in and out. Not difficult to just bring in a bag and leave it there.

And today is Resurrection Day...

[Shibadog]

Actually a non suicide bomber is scarier, technically it is more difficult to execute cos needs egress plan.

This needs more training and planning... a more advanced opponent. Not some stupid nut.

 

and remote/timer detonator