History Today: Sri Lanka’s Darkest Day In A Decade, Killing More 250 People, What Happened?

On this day in the year 2019 ( 21st April, 2019) a series of devastating blasts rocked Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, killing over 250 people and injuring hundreds more in one of the deadliest terror attacks the island nation has witnessed since the end of its civil war.

Coordinated Blasts Target Worshippers and Tourists

The attacks began during morning Easter services, targeting three prominent churches — St. Anthony’s Shrine in Colombo, St. Sebastian’s Church in Negombo, and Zion Church in Batticaloa. Almost simultaneously, explosions ripped through three luxury hotels in Colombo: the Shangri-La, Cinnamon Grand, and The Kingsbury…| read more on NewsX