Easter Sunday in 2019, a day meant for celebration, was tragically marred by a series of coordinated suicide bombings in Sri Lanka. Multiple locations, including churches packed with Easter worshippers and luxury hotels frequented by tourists, were targeted in a devastating attack. The bombings, claimed by a local Islamist extremist group affiliated with ISIS, shattered the peace and claimed the lives of 269 people, including innocent Sri Lankans and foreign nationals.
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Easter Bombings
Easter Sunday in 2019, a day meant for celebration, was tragically marred by a series of coordinated suicide bombings in Sri Lanka. Multiple locations, including churches packed with Easter worshippers and luxury hotels frequented by tourists, were targeted in a devastating attack. The bombings, claimed by a local Islamist extremist group affiliated with ISIS, shattered the peace and claimed the lives of 269 people, including innocent Sri Lankans and foreign nationals.