SriLankaBlast | The nature of the blasts was not immediately clear and there were no immediate claims of responsibility.
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said at least 45 people had been killed in Colombo, where three hotels and a church were hit.
The nature of the blasts was not immediately clear and there were no immediate claims of responsibility. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe wrote on Twitter:"I strongly condemn the cowardly attacks on our people today. The first explosions were reported at St Anthony's Shrine -- a church in Colombo -- and St Sebastian's Church in the town of Negombo just outside the capital.
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