Sri Lanka Explosions

• Sri Lanka grapples with mob violence against Muslims following Easter attacks

  Violence started with a few shops being stoned in the North Western town of Kuliyapitiya on Sunday.

  World

  May 13, 2019
  
• Catholic Church in Sri Lanka holds first regular Sunday Mass since Easter bombings

   The Catholic Church in Sri Lanka held the first regular Sunday Mass since the Easter suicide bombings of churches and hotels killed more than 250 people.

  World

  May 12, 2019
  
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• Indian police stumbled upon a detailed plot, but Sri Lanka did little to prevent attacks: officials

  While monitoring the usual channels, Indian police stumbled upon a detailed plot for what would become the bloodiest Islamic State group-linked attack in South Asia.

  World

  Apr 27, 2019
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• Sri Lanka bombings: Is banning social media after a terrorist attack for the best?

  Social media makes it easier to know if your loved ones are safe, but it can also normalize violence and hasten its spread.

  Features

  Apr 23, 2019
• Trudeau offers condolences, condemns ‘heinous’ Sri Lanka bombings

  Eight bomb blasts at several churches and luxury hotels killed more than 200 people and injured hundreds of others near the capital of Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday.

  Canada

  Apr 21, 2019
• Canadians in Sri Lanka warned more attacks possible after deadly bombings

  The federal government is warning Canadians in Sri Lanka to limit their movements and avoid affected areas after a series of bomb blasts killed at least 207 people and injured hundreds more.

  Canada

  Apr 21, 2019
• Sri Lanka bombing: Country’s troubled history marked by religious divide and war

  A series of blasts in and outside Sri Lanka's capital on Easter Sunday, blamed on religious extremists, recalled the worst days of the country's 26-year civil war. Here is a look at a long and troubled history marked by ethnic and religious divides.

  World

  Apr 21, 2019
• ‘Such cruel violence’: Pope Francis condemns Sri Lankan bombings during Easter Sunday address

  Pope Francis, in his Easter Sunday address, condemned as "such cruel violence" the bombings in Sri Lanka that killed more than 100 people and were timed to coincide with the most important day in the Christian liturgical calendar.

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  Apr 21, 2019
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• 290 dead in Sri Lanka bombings; no reports of Canadians affected

  At least 207 people were killed and hundreds more injured in eight blasts that rocked churches and hotels in and just outside Sri Lanka’s capital on Easter Sunday, officials said.

  World

  Apr 21, 2019