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TomSea:

--- Quote ---Bomb blasts in Sri Lanka today: 156 killed, including 35 foreigners in Sri Lanka bomb blasts- Times of India
AFP | Updated: Apr 21, 2019, 4:16 IST

COLOMBO: A string of blasts ripped through high-end hotels and churches holding Easter services in Sri Lanka on Sunday, killing at least 156 people, including 35 foreigners.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe condemned the attacks as "cowardly" and said the government was working to "contain the situation".

Images circulating on social media and local news stations showed extensive damage at one of three churches targeted in the near simultaneous blasts on Sunday morning.

Much of the church roof was blown out in the explosion, with roof tiles and splintered wood littering the floor and pools of blood in between wounded worshippers.

Read more at: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/south-asia/bombs-kill-138-in-easter-day-attacks-on-sri-lankan-churches-hotels/articleshow/68973807.cms
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Deepti Sachdeva, journalist is tweeting 25 dead.
https://twitter.com/DeeptiSachdeva_
(A good source for updates)


--- Quote ---Blasts reported at churches in Sri Lanka

Explosions have been reported at two churches in Sri Lanka as Christians celebrate Easter.

There are also reports of an explosion at at least one hotel.

Read more at: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-48001720
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Sri Lanka is mainly a Buddhist nation, some Hindus, the Tamils, whatever they are.. they probably have a number of Muslims as well. So, obviously, the question is, who did this?  I will look to see if there is any additional news on this.

dfwgator:
Somebody did something.

TomSea:

--- Quote ---SRI LANKA ATTACKS:
- 200 dead
- 525 injured
- Eight bomb blasts
- Churches and luxury hotels
- Curfew issued, starts at 6 PM local (currently 2:50 PM)
- Americans among those killed
2:22 AM - 21 Apr 2019


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https://twitter.com/BreakingNLive/status/1119894153914146818
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Unfortunately, we can almost predict how this will go. Initial blasts, report, then first report of casualties, 20-25, suffice it to say, 200 now. I didn't think it would hit this high, I was thinking 80-100.

It sure looks like ISIS.

Sri Lanka on a map, South of India, just in case someone doesn't know.



I'm going off the top of my head but I think they area  largely Buddhist country, some Hindus, surely they have some Muslims. This looks like an Islamic terrorist act. It certainly appears to be a well-coordinated attack.

In the past, it sounds like they have had civil war there, the Tamils... I would think this has nothing to do with that. I look at the map, a fairly small island.  It's hard to judge the sizes of countries really.

Checking some stats,

Over 20,000,000 people,  So, for an island, a big population I'd say.

As a comparison,  square miles.

Sri Lanka, 25,332 sq. miles
Pennsylvania 46,055 sq miles

So, PA. is almost 2 times as big.

Gefn:
Oh my just woke up and saw news alerts for this on my phone. Speechless, and beyond sad. Those poor people and their families. Prayers up for them and the first responders.

Gefn:
I looked up Sri Lanka because I have a very old globe that’s been in the family for eons and it’s listing it as Ceylon. (Yep it’s old!)

From Wikipedia

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lanka

Wikipedia says most of the people there are  Buddhist. 70% Then 12% Hindu.
9% Islam 7% Christianity

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