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Easter Sunday bomb blasts kill nearly 300 in Sri Lanka

A series of eight devastating bomb blasts ripped through high-end hotels and churches holding Easter services in Sri Lanka on Sunday, killing 290 people, including dozens of foreigners.

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Sri Lankan air force officers stand outside St. Anthony's Shrine, a day after a blast in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, April 22, 2019. 
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Sri Lankan air force officers stand outside St. Anthony's Shrine, a day after a blast in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, April 22, 2019. 

Blood stains on the wall and on the statue of a Jesus Christ at St. Sebastian's Church after the blast in Negombo.
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Blood stains on the wall and on the statue of a Jesus Christ at St. Sebastian's Church after the blast in Negombo.

Dead bodies of victims killed in bomb blast lie inside St. Sebastian's Church in Negombo.
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Dead bodies of victims killed in bomb blast lie inside St. Sebastian's Church in Negombo.

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Dead bodies of blast victims are removed from St. Sebastian's Church in Sri Lanka.
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Dead bodies of blast victims are removed from St. Sebastian's Church in Sri Lanka.

Sri Lankan security forces secure a site believed to be a hide out of the militants following the serial blast in Colombo.
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Sri Lankan security forces secure a site believed to be a hide out of the militants following the serial blast in Colombo.

Sri Lankan police commando enters a house suspected to be a hideout of militants.
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Sri Lankan police commando enters a house suspected to be a hideout of militants.

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People gather outside St. Anthony's Shrine, a day after a blast in Colombo.
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People gather outside St. Anthony's Shrine, a day after a blast in Colombo.

Sri Lankan Army soldiers secure the area around St. Anthony's Shrine after yesterda's blast in Colombo 
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Sri Lankan Army soldiers secure the area around St. Anthony's Shrine after yesterda's blast in Colombo 

Sri Lankan Police officers inspecting a blast spot at the Shangri-la hotel in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, April 21, 2019.
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Sri Lankan Police officers inspecting a blast spot at the Shangri-la hotel in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, April 21, 2019.

Blast victim relatives grieve outside a morgue in Colombo in Sri Lanka.
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Blast victim relatives grieve outside a morgue in Colombo in Sri Lanka.

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