--- title: What to Know About the Easter Sunday Blasts in Sri Lanka description: Scores of people have been killed and hundreds wounded in a series of blasts in Sri Lanka. 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Sri Lankan Army soldiers secure the area around St. Anthony's Shrine after a blast in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, April 21, 2019.Eranga Jayawardena—AP by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Updated: Dec 12, 2023 11:48 PM UTCPublished: Apr 21, 2019 7:31 AM UTC Hundreds of people have been killed and hundreds more wounded in a series of blasts that rocked Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, the deadliest violence to hit the South Asian country since the civil war ended a decade ago. The explosions struck in Colombo, the capital, Negombo, a town north of the capital, and in Batticaloa, a town on the east coast. Churches, hotels and a housing development were targeted. Nobody has claimed responsibility for the bombings so far, but the Sri Lankan Health Minister on Monday blamed domestic militant group National Thowfeek Jamaath for the attacks. ## What are the casualty figures? At least 290 people have been killed and more than 500 wounded, police spokesman Ruwan Gunasekara said Monday, according to the Associated Press. As many as [35 foreigners](https://twitter.com/afpfr/status/1119870192463634432) may have died, Agence France-Presse reported. On Sunday, the U.S. State Department [confirmed](https://www.state.gov/secretary/remarks/2019/04/291265.htm) that “several” American citizens were killed in the “terror attacks,” but did not give an exact figure. “While many details of the attacks are still emerging, we can confirm that several U.S. citizens were among those killed,” the statement said. Indian officials say the violence claimed five Indian lives, while Japan has confirmed one dead. China’s state media says one victim was a Chinese citizen and Portugal’s Ministry of Foreign Affair has said a Portuguese citizen died in the attack, according to the AP. Additionally, Dutch Foreign Minister Stef Blok [confirmed on Twitter](https://twitter.com/ministerBlok/status/1119935450494402562) that one victim was a Dutch citizen. ## Who perpetrated the attacks? While there has been no immediate claim of responsibility, Sri Lankan Defense Minister Ruwan Wijewardena described the violence as a terrorist attack and told AP that 13 suspects were in custody. On Monday, Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne said the coordinated bombings were carried out by suicide bombers from a [domestic militant group](http://time.com/5575145/sri-lanka-domestic-militant-group-national-thowfeek-jamaath/) called National Thowfeek Jamaath (NTJ). He added that all of the suspected bombers were Sri Lankan citizens, but with suspected foreign links. AFP says it has seen documents showing that Sri Lankan police have [been on the alert](https://www.afp.com/en/news/1272/blasts-sri-lanka-hotels-and-churches-kill-156-doc-1ft48d4) for several days, fearing that suicide bombers from NTJ were targeting prominent churches. AFP also reported that Sri Lankan police seized a haul of explosives and detonators in January after arresting four men “from a newly formed radical Muslim group.” A number of Sri Lankan Muslims were known to have [joined ISIS in Syria](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-sri-lanka-idUSKBN13D1EE), according to Reuters. ## Where did the explosions take place? Four explosions took place in Colombo, one at St. Anthony’s Shrine and three at [luxury hotels](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-48001720) Shangri La, Cinnamon Grand and Kingsbury, reports BBC. The Cinnamon Grand is near the official residence of Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe. AP reports that explosions also occurred in St. Sebastian’s Church in Negombo, a town north of Colombo that is home to many Catholics, and in the eastern town of Batticaloa at the Zion Church. AFP [reported](https://twitter.com/AFP/status/1119885974480269312) at approximately 2:20 p.m. local time that a seventh blast took place killing two more people. CNN reported that the blast occurred at a guest house in Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia, outside of Colombo. Local media reported that an eighth blast took place at around 2:40 p.m. at a housing project in Dematagoda, a suburb of Sri Lanka. A Reuters journalist in Colombo [said](https://twitter.com/rangaba/status/1119916891290652672) three police officers were killed in the blast. ## **What have eyewitnesses said?** A priest at St. Sebastian’s Church [told](https://www.cnn.com/asia/live-news/sri-lanka-easter-sunday-explosions-dle-intl/index.html) CNN that the ground there was covered in glass and rubble and shattered glass. “You can see pieces of flesh thrown all over the walls,” he said. Sri Lanka’s Minister of Economic Reforms and Public Distribution, Harsha de Silva, [said](https://twitter.com/HarshadeSilvaMP/status/1119830255181684737) he had been at St Anthony’s Shrine, and described “Horrible scenes. I saw many body parts strewn all over.” One resident of Colombo [tweeted](https://twitter.com/usmanali%5Fla/status/1119858620869558272) that many Sri Lankans had arrived at the National Blood Centre to give blood donations. “It’s so overcrowded they cannot control the crowd. Currently they are sending back people who have come after taking down name, contact and blood group,” he said of the overwhelming response. Sarita Marlou, whose [Facebook page](https://www.facebook.com/saritamarlou/posts/10155247164617614) appears to indicate that she is a singer at the Shangri-La, was at the hotel when the blast happened. According to her Facebook post, the explosion was at the Table One restaurant on the third floor of the building. “Felt the blast all the way up to the 17th floor where we were sleeping. Few minutes later, we were asked to evacuate the hotel. While running down the stairs, saw a lot of blood on the floor but we were still clueless as to what really happened,” she wrote. “Only after we got out of the hotel that we knew about the unfortunate incident and that it also hit two other nearby hotels, Cinnamon Grand and The Kingsbury. Apparently, churches were bombed, too. What a tragic day for Sri Lanka indeed.” Chris Plosaij, who was [visiting Colombo](https://www.facebook.com/ChrisPlosaj/posts/10161989545290151) from Hong Kong, told TIME he and a friend were having breakfast at Shangri-La at around 9 a.m. Shortly after eating, they went upstairs to their room on the 23rd floor. “First, we heard something that sounded like someone on the floor above or below had dropped a really heavy cart. About 10 or 15 seconds later, we heard a really loud blast,” Plosaij said. They were then told to evacuate over loudspeakers. Plosaij described seeing blood as as they walked down the stairs, especially when they reached the lower floors. They could also hear yelling and screaming coming from the hallways. “The ceiling caved in,” he recalled, describing the third floor of the hotel where the blast took place. “Some windows had been blown out.” ## What has the response been? Wijewardene, Sri Lanka’s Minister of Defense and Mass Media, has ordered a temporary ban on social media and a 12-hour curfew from 6 p.m. local time, according to a [tweet](https://twitter.com/HarshadeSilvaMP/status/1119897151012732928) sent out by his cabinet colleague Harsha de Silva. Wijewardene described the attacks as [“a terrorist incident.”](https://twitter.com/RWijewardene/status/1119890546749734913) Meanwhile, AP reported that Prime Minister Wickremesinghe convened Sri Lanka’s top military officials for an emergency meeting. In a [tweet](https://twitter.com/RW%5FUNP/status/1119855006512033798), the prime minister said “I strongly condemn the cowardly attacks on our people today. I call upon all Sri Lankans during this tragic time to remain united and strong. Please avoid propagating unverified reports and speculation. The government is taking immediate steps to contain this situation.” State media [reported](https://news.lk/news/politics/item/25069-president-condemns-dastardly-attack-and-orders-swift-investigations) him as saying: ““I have given instructions to take very stern action against the persons who are responsible for this conspiracy.” Mangala Samaraweera, Sri Lanka’s Finance Minister, [tweeted](https://twitter.com/MangalaLK?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor) that the blasts were “a well coordinated attempt to create murder, mayhem & anarchy.” He called for “All those who cherish democracy, freedom & economic prosperity” to “unite now with nerves of steel to defeat this heinous attempt.” CNN, citing local media, says Sri Lankan law enforcement have told the public to [stay indoors](https://www.cnn.com/asia/live-news/sri-lanka-easter-sunday-explosions-dle-intl/index.html) and not to gather at the explosion sites or at the hospitals where the injured are being treated. Leaders of Sri Lanka’s regional neighbors have condemned the attacks. “There is no place for such barbarism in our region,” Indian prime minister Narendra Modi [tweeted](https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/1119863044216172544?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1119863044216172544&ref%5Furl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2Fasia%2Flive-news%2Fsri-lanka-easter-sunday-explosions-dle-intl%2Findex.html). Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan [tweeted](https://twitter.com/ImranKhanPTI/status/1119872631308718081) that “Pakistan stands in complete solidarity with Sri Lanka in their hour of grief.” AP [reported](https://www.apnews.com/7a132e126ee04bbb822695c853d9feb9) that Pope Francis ended his usual Easter Sunday blessing by saying “I want to express my loving closeness to the Christian community, targeted while they were gathered in prayer, and all the victims of such cruel violence.” Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, the Archbishop of Colombo, called on Sri Lanka’s government to launch a “very impartial strong inquiry” and to punish those found responsible “mercilessly because only animals can behave like that,” AP said. The Muslim Council of Sri Lanka said it [condemned the attacks](https://twitter.com/Meerasrini/status/1119893238008225793) “on our Christian brothers and sisters on their Holy Day of Easter, as well as on the hotels in Colombo.” It said that it mourned the loss of “innocent lives due to extremist and violent elements who wish to create divides between religious and ethnic groups to realize their agenda.” Local media is reporting that all schools will be closed for two days. Travelers are also being asked to arrive at Colombo airport [four hours before their flights](https://news.lk/news/political-current-affairs/item/25071-passengers-requested-to-arrive-at-bia-4-hours-earlier) because of additional security. They will be [allowed to proceed through the curfew](https://twitter.com/flysrilankan/status/1119914157242036225) if they show passports and valid tickets at checkpoints. Facebook has activated its [crisis response tool](https://www.facebook.com/crisisresponse/the-explosions-across-sri-lanka-apr21-2019/) in the wake of the blasts. ## What about sectarian tensions on the island? While the majority (70%) of Sri Lankans are Buddhists, [just under 10%](https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ce.html) are Muslims and about 7.5% are Christian. Hindus make up about 12.5% of the population. Sri Lanka declared a state of emergency in March 2018 after Buddhist mobs attacked Muslim businesses, homes and a mosque in the central city of Kandy. The BBC [reported](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-43300913) that a Muslim man was found dead in a burned-out building. The attacks were reportedly in retaliation for the earlier beating of a Buddhist by Muslim men. In recent years, hardline Buddhist groups such as Bodu Bala Sena (BBS), otherwise known as Buddhist Power Force, have been [accused of stirring sectarian hatred](http://time.com/3090990/how-an-extremist-buddhist-network-is-sowing-hatred-across-asia/) in Sri Lanka. The BBS accuses Sri Lanka’s Muslims of threatening the nation’s Buddhist identity, and enjoys support at high levels of the political establishment. In a [2014 interview](http://time.com/3090990/how-an-extremist-buddhist-network-is-sowing-hatred-across-asia/) with TIME, Jehan Perera, executive director of the National Peace Council NGO, said “Prejudices are growing because there is a small but influential group of extremist Buddhists who are having a relatively free run and are able to articulate very national sentiments and highlight the insecurity of the \[ethnically dominant\] Sinhalese.” Hinduism is dominant in the north and east of Sri Lanka. In 2009, Tamil insurgents who fought to create an independent state in the north were [defeated](http://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1869439,00.html) after a 26-year-long campaign. _This is a developing story_ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5574723/easter-sunday-blasts-explosions-sri-lanka-what-to-know/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5574723/easter-sunday-blasts-explosions-sri-lanka-what-to-know/"},"headline":"Here's What to Know About the Easter Sunday Blasts in Sri Lanka","datePublished":"2019-04-21T07:31:24.000Z","dateModified":"2023-12-12T23:48:52.000Z","description":"Nobody has claimed responsibility so far.","url":"https://time.com/5574723/easter-sunday-blasts-explosions-sri-lanka-what-to-know/","keywords":["Sri Lanka","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt04a6618b46c750ac/698948a8e76ad218e5634872/ap19111189415273.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt04a6618b46c750ac/698948a8e76ad218e5634872/ap19111189415273.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"ADDITION Sri Lanka Church Blasts","caption":"ADDITION Sri Lanka Church Blasts","creditText":"Eranga Jayawardena—AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/sri-lanka/","name":"Sri Lanka"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5574723/easter-sunday-blasts-explosions-sri-lanka-what-to-know/","name":"Here's What to Know About the Easter Sunday Blasts in Sri Lanka"}}]}] ```