The death toll of Sunday's bombings in Sri Lanka has been reduced to about 250, with the health ministry citing difficulty in identifying and counting the victims
A suspected suicide bomber wearing a large backpack is captured on CCTV walking into St. Sebastian Church in Negombo, Sri Lanka, shortly before the Easter Sunday explosion. Photo: Associated Press/St. Sebastian CCTVCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka—Sri Lanka’s health ministry said Thursday that the death toll of Sunday’s bombings would be lowered to about 250 from 359—the latest figure released by police—citing difficulties identifying and counting so many mutilated and dismembered victims.
Suicide bombers blew themselves up in multiple sites on Easter, including three crowded churches and busy high-end hotels. Officials and eyewitnesses have described scenes of scattered flesh, severed limbs and bodies mutilated beyond recognition. A government investigator...
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