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Multiple attacks in Sri Lanka the worst violence since civil war ended

Blood stains on a wall and on a statue at St Sebastians Church in Negombo, north of Colombo
Blood stains on a wall and on a statue at St Sebastians Church in Negombo, north of Colombo Source: AAP

More than 200 people have been killed and hundreds more wounded in a series of bomb blasts that rocked churches and hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday.


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By Charlotte Lam

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More than 200 people have been killed and hundreds more wounded in a series of bomb blasts that rocked churches and hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday.



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