129 killed in Sri Lanka Easter Sunday blasts
Sri Lanka, April 21 -- Sri Lanka's state-run newspaper has reported that 129 people have died in a series of Easter Sunday blasts targeting three churches and three hotels.
Daily News says more than 500 others have been hospitalized with injuries caused by the blasts.
A senior official told The Associated Press that the death toll has reached 138 people.
The official spoke on condition of anonymity as he was not authorized to speak with reporters. He says at least two of the blasts were suspected to have been caused by suicide bombers.
A Sri Lanka hospital spokesman says several blasts on Easter Sunday have killed at least 30 people and wounded 283 others.
National Hospital spokesman Dr. Samindi Samarakoon says the nearly 300 wounded...
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