Death Toll In Deadly Sri Lanka Bombings Increases To 310 People - Reports

Umer Jamshaid Published April 23, 2019 | 09:15 AM

Death Toll in Deadly Sri Lanka Bombings Increases to 310 People - Reports

MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 23rd April, 2019) The number of people killed in a series of deadly blasts that hit Sri Lanka on Sunday has risen to 310, local media reported on Tuesday.

According to previous reports, 290 people were killed and 500 were injured in the explosions.

The news 1st local media outlet reported that the number of those wounded in the attacks now stands at 480.

Eight explosions took place in Sri Lanka on the Easter Sunday, with three churches and three hotels having been targeted. These are the worst attacks in the country's modern history since the end of the 25-year-old civil war.

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