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At least 80 injured in Sri Lanka church blasts: hospital official

Published: 21 Apr 2019 - 07:44 am | Last Updated: 02 Nov 2021 - 09:52 am

AFP

Colombo: At least 80 people have been injured in two blasts at churches in Sri Lanka as worshippers attended Easter Sunday services, a hospital official said.

"Eighty people have already been admitted, and more are still coming in," an official at the Colombo National Hospital told AFP on condition of anonymity.

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