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Over 200 dead in Sri Lanka bombings

By Agencies | China Daily | Updated: 2019-04-22 07:02

Bomb blasts ripped through churches holding Easter services and rocked upscale hotels in Sri Lanka on Sunday, killing at least 207 people and leaving more than 470 injured, prompting a curfew being declared nationwide, government authorities said.

A total of eight explosions had ripped through the country as of press time, with six blasts hitting in the morning and two in the afternoon, and the curfew was imposed from 6 pm Sunday to 6 am Monday, Xinhua News Agency reported.

The Sri Lankan government has also imposed a temporary ban on social media to prevent the spread of false information, Reuters reported.

Over 200 dead in Sri Lanka bombings

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