Sri Lanka Imposes Curfew After Easter Sunday Bombings Kill 207
- Casualties include as many as 30 foreigners, minister says
- Up to 450 people injured and are being treated in hospitals
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Multiple explosions rocked Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday as attacks on churches and hotels left at least 207 dead including as many as 30 foreigners in the worst violence since a civil war ended a decade ago.
The government imposed an island-wide curfew as security forces try to maintain law and order and investigate the attacks. Those responsible for the blasts have been identified and seven people have been arrested so far, Sri Lanka’s information minister Ruwan Wijewardene said, without providing details. Access to social media platforms including Facebook and Whatsapp has been restricted.