Seven people have been arrested in connection to series of simultaneous explosions across Sri Lanka's capital city, Colombo, Negombo and Batticaloa areas on Easter Sunday, 21st April, 2019. The attack hit three churches and three luxury hotels, leaving over two-hundred people dead and scores injured.
According to reports, two other bomb-explosions went off later in the day. People of different nationalities including: Americans, Britons and Indians, were affected in the explosions.
Places affected were: Residential District, Dematagoda, St Anthony's Shrine, The Kingsbury, Cinnamon Grand Hotel, Shangri-la Hotel,and Hotel by Dehi
Consequently, an immediate clamp-down was declared, access to major Social Media and messaging cites were blocked and curfew imposed by the government.
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