25 killed in Batticaloa church explosion

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At least 25 people admitted to the Batticaloa Teaching Hospital from the explosion at Zion Church in Batticaloa were declared dead, a hospital source said.

They said more than 75 people were undergoing treatment at the hospital and more injured people are being brought in.

Video by Damith, Sanjeewa, AR Mahesh, Sepala

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piyal Sunday, 21 April 2019 11:17 AM

A few days back a biker who met with an accident in kaththankudi was arrested with explosives...even in and around colombo there were developments. Police alerted govt but nobody cared.

JK Hatton Sunday, 21 April 2019 11:28 AM

This is clear, a foreign terror involvement can be sensed. More than targeting economic downfall they focused strongly on religious sites.

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