Islamic State group claims Sri Lanka attacks: propaganda arm eNCA
by suicide bomb blasts on Sunday that ripped through three hotels and three churches as worshippers attended Easter services.
More people are believed to have died in the blast at St Sebastian's than at any of the five other attack sites, with the local hospital receiving more than 100 bodies.
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