Loading ...Sri Lanka explosions: 160 killed as churches and hotels targeted
At least 160 people have been killed and hundreds more injured in explosions at churches and hotels in Sri Lanka.
At least eight blasts were reported. Three churches in Negombo, Batticaloa and Colombo’s Kochchikade district were targeted during Easter services.
The Shangri-La, Kingsbury, Cinnamon Grand and a fourth hotel, all in Colombo, were also hit.
A curfew has been imposed from 18:00 to 06:00 local time (12:30-00:30 GMT). Seven arrests have been made.
The government also said there would a temporary block on the use of major social media networks.