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| Joanna Slater, Amantha Perera, Shibani Mahtani - The Washington Post - Monday, April 22, 2019 |
Explosions at churches and hotels in Sri Lanka killed 290 people and injured more than 500 Sunday. This is what we know so far:
● Government says attack carried out by the local National Thowheed Jama'ath group, with suspected international links.
● Churches were attacked by suicide bombers as worshipers gathered for Easter services.
● Prime minister says elements of government had prior intelligence of attacks.
● At least a dozen of the dead were foreigners, including from India, Japan, the United States and Britain.