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Bomben am Ostersonntag töten hunderte Menschen in Sri Lanka

By Duncan Mil

April 22, 2019 - Die koordinierten Bombenangriffe von Selbstmordattentätern auf Kirchen und Luxushotels in Sri Lanka forderten 290 Menschenleben, davon 32 Ausländer, und verwundeten mehr als 500.

The targets included St Anthony’s Shrine, Colombo; St. Sebastian’s, Negombo; Zion Church, Batticaloa; Kingsbury Hotel, Shangri-La Hotel, and Cinnamon Grand in Colombo. There were two explosions during police raids in Colombo, and a pipe bomb was defused near Colombo’s main airport on Sunday night.

Foreigners killed include British citizens, and U.S., Turkish, Indian, Chinese, Danish, Dutch and Portuguese nationals

Around 7.6 per cent of mainly Buddhist Sri Lanka is Catholic, but the religion is seen as a unifying force because it includes both Tamil and majority Sinhalese ethnic groups.

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PUBLISHED: 22/04/2019; STORY: Graphic News; PICTURES: Getty Images
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