The government accused the National Thowheed Jamaath of being behind the blasts at churches and hotels, which left more than 500 people injured. Sri Lanka’s health minister called for a top police official to resign, saying agencies were warned of possible attacks. Police have made 21 arrests.
Today’s WorldView
Analysis Sri Lanka has endured a ghastly civil war and suicide bombings but nothing of this scale. The apparent level of coordination behind the blasts stunned analysts.
Soldiers inspect St. Sebastian's Church in Negombo, Sri Lanka. (Video: Drea Cornejo and JM Rieger/The Post; photo: Bloomberg News)
Across Sri Lanka, travelers and worshipers had settled in at tables for Easter breakfast and into church pews to celebrate a holy resurrection. Then the explosions began.
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TV Review
It was an episode for everyone to get things in order, to take stock of their lives. What we just saw could very well be the last moments of peace the Seven Kingdoms will experience.
