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Sri Lanka attacks: over 200 killed

2019/04/21 12:01 GMT

2019/04/21 12:01 GMT: Sri Lanka attacks: over 200 killed

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Over 200 killed in eight bombing attacks in Sri Lanka

Over 200 people have been killed in Sri Lanka in eight attacks against churches and hotels. We speak to Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, Archbishop of Colombo. Also, government minister Harsha de Silva was one of the first people at the scene and described to us what he saw.


(Photo:  Rescue workers carry an injured victim from the site of one of the blasts in Sri Lanka.  Credit:  Getty Images)

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