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· Colombo, Sri Lanka
Easter bombing at St. Anthony’s Shrine
St. Anthony’s Shrine
- Killed
- 53
- Injured
- 100
- Structures
- 1
- Denomination
- Catholic
A suicide bomber struck the packed Kochchikade shrine during Easter Sunday Mass, one of three church bombings that morning. Dozens were killed at this site alone.
The island-wide Easter attacks — churches and hotels — killed 269 people. National Thowheeth Jama’ath carried them out with ISIS inspiration.
Source: Reuters / Sri Lanka presidential commission · Open report
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