Sri Lanka Attacked on Easter Sunday
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A wave of coordinated explosions have been reported across Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday. Three churches and three luxury hotels were subjected to the attacks. More than 200 people were reported dead and hundreds more injured, with expected death tolls to rise. Defense officials have linked the attacks to religious extremists and suicide bombers.
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斯里兰卡于周日复活节发生一系列预谋连环爆炸案。
三间分别在科奇克德、尼甘布和拜蒂克洛的教堂遭锁定，当时正举行复活节主日崇拜。
另外，位于斯里兰卡首都柯伦坡的三间高级酒店，包括知名的香格里拉、肉桂红以及金斯伯里，也遭爆炸袭击。
警方于周日表示，爆炸案目前已造成至少200人丧命，逾450人受伤。
根据BBC报导，随着伤亡人数不断更新，死亡人数也可能持续攀升。
根据官方统计，多数罹难的受害者为斯里兰卡当地民众，约35名死者为外籍人士。
警方迄至周日已逮捕13名涉案嫌犯。
当局认为这起爆炸案可能是宗教激进份子和自杀炸弹客所为。
斯里兰卡政府已启动大规模维安行动并实行宵禁，
更对境内社群媒体颁布临时禁令，以防止网络散播假消息和谣言。
斯国国防部长鲁万‧维杰瓦德纳也誓言：「我们将竭尽所能，将在这个国家肆虐的激进团体绳之以法」。
斯里蘭卡於周日復活節發生一系列預謀連環爆炸案。
三間分別在科奇克德、尼甘布和拜蒂克洛的教堂遭鎖定，當時正舉行復活節主日崇拜。
另外，位於斯里蘭卡首都柯倫坡的三間高級酒店，包括知名的香格里拉、肉桂紅以及金斯伯里，也遭爆炸襲擊。
警方於周日表示，爆炸案目前已造成至少200人喪命，逾450人受傷。
根據BBC報導，隨著傷亡人數不斷更新，死亡人數也可能持續攀升。
根據官方統計，多數罹難的受害者為斯里蘭卡當地民眾，約35名死者為外籍人士。
警方迄至周日已逮捕13名涉案嫌犯。
當局認為這起爆炸案可能是宗教激進份子和自殺炸彈客所為。
斯里蘭卡政府已啟動大規模維安行動並實行宵禁，
更對境內社群媒體頒布臨時禁令，以防止網路散播假消息和謠言。
斯國國防部長魯萬‧維傑瓦德納也誓言：「我們將竭盡所能，將在這個國家肆虐的激進團體繩之以法」。
A series of coordinated explosions have devastated Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday.
Three churches in Kochchikade, Negombo and Batticaloa were targeted during Easter services.
Three luxury hotels, the Shangri-La, Cinnamon Grand, and Kingsbury Hotel, were also subjected to the deadly blasts in Colombo.
On Sunday, police reported over 200 casualties and more than 450 people injured after the explosions.
BBC reported that hospitals could expect a significant rise in death tolls as they continue to report on casualty figures.
Authorities have said that most of the dead are believed to be Sri Lankans, while around 35 foreign nationals are among those killed.
Police reported that 13 suspects have been arrested on Sunday so far in connection with the bombings.
Officials linked the attacks to the works of religious extremists and suicide bombers.
Authorities launched a massive security operation and imposed a curfew on Sri Lanka.
The government also temporarily blocked social media networks inside the country to prevent misinformation and rumors.
Sri Lankan Defence Minister Ruwan Wijewardene announced: "We will take all necessary action against any extremist group that is operating in our country."
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