Easter Carnage Threatens to Breed More Violence in Sri Lanka
- At least 207 killed in attacks, no claim of responsibility yet
- Targeting of foreign tourists may hurt struggling economy
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One of Asia’s deadliest terrorist attacks in years shattered a period of relative calm in Sri Lanka, threatening to revive sectarian tensions that fueled a three-decade civil war on the Indian Ocean island.
More than 200 people, including as many as 30 foreigners, were killed in a series of coordinated explosions on Easter Sunday at churches and luxury hotels across the country, including the capital Colombo. Several Americans are among the dead, U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo said.