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Sri Lanka lifts curfew as death toll from attacks rises sharply
April 22, 2019

In Sri Lanka, curfew imposed after a string of bombings in churches and hotels in and around Colombo yesterday was lifted today.

Although Sri Lankans accounted for the bulk of the dead but thirty-two foreigners were also killed, including British, U.S., Turkish, Indian, Chinese, Danish, Dutch and Portuguese nationals.

There was no claim of responsibility for the attacks.

Meanwhile, the Muslim Council of Sri Lanka strongly condemned the multiple bomb attacks in the country.