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Sri Lanka's Catholic Church To Declare Easter Blasts Victims As "Saints"
Sri Lanka's Catholic church has decided to move towards declaring as saints all the 273 people, including 11 Indians, killed in the 2019 Easter Sunday suicide bombings on its fifth anniversary.
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Catholic Schools In Sri Lanka To Reopen After Easter Bombings
Sri Lanka's Catholic Church on Thursday announced it will reopen its schools next week for the first time since Easter Sunday bombings killed 258 people.
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Tourism Suffers In Sri Lanka After Bomb Blasts Targeting Hotels, Churches
Tourist arrivals in Sri Lanka tumbled 7.5 percent in April from a year ago, as travellers shunned the island nation after the deadly Easter Sunday bombings, a senior official of the state tourism bureau said.
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Christian-Muslim Clashes Rock Easter Attacks Town In Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka's Roman Catholic Church appealed for calm and an alcohol ban Monday after clashes between Christians and Muslims in a town scarred by the Easter suicide attacks.
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"Save Us From The Satans": Sri Lanka Church Attack Survivors Pray
A dozen rifle-toting soldiers guarded a small community hall as day broke in the eastern Sri Lankan town of Batticaloa on Sunday morning.
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Sri Lanka To Air Sunday Mass On TV Fearing Repeat Of Suicide Bombings
Sri Lanka's Catholic Church will televise a private Sunday mass after cancelling regular services over fears of a repeat of Easter's suicide bombings, even as police and troops tightened security.
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Sri Lanka Church Cancels Mass Amid Fears Of Fresh Attack
Sri Lanka's Catholic Church scrapped plans to resume Sunday services following a "specific threat" against two religious locations after the deadly Easter attacks.
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Delhi-Based Photojournalist Covering Lanka Blasts Arrested For Trespass
An India-based photo journalist, who was in Sri Lanka to cover the aftermath of Easter Sunday bombings, was arrested by Sri Lankan police for alleged unauthorised entry into a school.
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Headquarters Of Terror Group, Allegedly Behind Sri Lanka Blasts, Raided
Sri Lankan police raided the headquarters of aterror group founded by the suspected ringleader behind the Easter suicide bombings of churches and hotels, a Reuters witness said, as Sunday mass was cancelled due to fears of further attacks.
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Sri Lanka Resorts Face Uncertain Future After Suicide Blasts
The cancellations started before the dust had settled on the hotels and churches hit by suicide bombers in Sri Lanka as tourists and operators pressed the panic button.
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Sri Lanka's Catholic Church To Declare Easter Blasts Victims As "Saints"
Sri Lanka's Catholic church has decided to move towards declaring as saints all the 273 people, including 11 Indians, killed in the 2019 Easter Sunday suicide bombings on its fifth anniversary.
-
Catholic Schools In Sri Lanka To Reopen After Easter Bombings
Sri Lanka's Catholic Church on Thursday announced it will reopen its schools next week for the first time since Easter Sunday bombings killed 258 people.
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Tourism Suffers In Sri Lanka After Bomb Blasts Targeting Hotels, Churches
Tourist arrivals in Sri Lanka tumbled 7.5 percent in April from a year ago, as travellers shunned the island nation after the deadly Easter Sunday bombings, a senior official of the state tourism bureau said.
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Christian-Muslim Clashes Rock Easter Attacks Town In Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka's Roman Catholic Church appealed for calm and an alcohol ban Monday after clashes between Christians and Muslims in a town scarred by the Easter suicide attacks.
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"Save Us From The Satans": Sri Lanka Church Attack Survivors Pray
A dozen rifle-toting soldiers guarded a small community hall as day broke in the eastern Sri Lankan town of Batticaloa on Sunday morning.
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Sri Lanka To Air Sunday Mass On TV Fearing Repeat Of Suicide Bombings
Sri Lanka's Catholic Church will televise a private Sunday mass after cancelling regular services over fears of a repeat of Easter's suicide bombings, even as police and troops tightened security.
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Sri Lanka Church Cancels Mass Amid Fears Of Fresh Attack
Sri Lanka's Catholic Church scrapped plans to resume Sunday services following a "specific threat" against two religious locations after the deadly Easter attacks.
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Delhi-Based Photojournalist Covering Lanka Blasts Arrested For Trespass
An India-based photo journalist, who was in Sri Lanka to cover the aftermath of Easter Sunday bombings, was arrested by Sri Lankan police for alleged unauthorised entry into a school.
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Headquarters Of Terror Group, Allegedly Behind Sri Lanka Blasts, Raided
Sri Lankan police raided the headquarters of aterror group founded by the suspected ringleader behind the Easter suicide bombings of churches and hotels, a Reuters witness said, as Sunday mass was cancelled due to fears of further attacks.
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Sri Lanka Resorts Face Uncertain Future After Suicide Blasts
The cancellations started before the dust had settled on the hotels and churches hit by suicide bombers in Sri Lanka as tourists and operators pressed the panic button.
