A series of bombs ripped through three churches packed with Easter worshippers and three luxury hotels in Sri Lanka on Sunday in the worst violence to hit the island nation in a decade.
Hours after the first wave of bomb attacks, which occurred around 9am, bombs exploded in two more sites: a low-budget guest house and a residential housing complex, where those responsible for the devastating terror attacks were believed to be have been holed up.
About 207 people, including at least 27 foreign visitors, were killed in the explosions, with about 450 others injured. Among the dead were several Sri Lankan police officers, who were killed in the two later blasts while trying to arrest the perpetrators.