The news is unfolding.
The news is unfolding.
Unusual to see intolerance and violence against other religion from buddhists(allegedly). Just goes to say, it's people that are dangerous not the beliefs(or lack of) they hold.
Very sad. Thoughts and prayers.
More than 200 dead, 450 injured. No group has claimed responsible.
This shed some more light
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-bombings.html
I wouldn’t believe anything the Mail ever wrote!
We are in Sri Lanka now. Fortunately left Columbo area on Friday and now inland. Everything shut down though. Curfew from 6pm to 6am. Holed up in out hotel in Kandy. Not sure we will get to visit the places we want to tomorrow.
It appears that the attacks were perpetrated by 7 suicide bombers and a number of people have already been arrested. No one has claimed responsibility and for the moment, the government is keeping things close to the vest. The islamic connection appears to be coming from a police officer who apparently alerted security officers of a possible threat to churches from a radical islamic group 10 days ago. Government officials have indicated they believe the attackers were part of a greater international network which could also be interpreted as a hint that the attacks were connected to islamic fundamentalists. I imagine more will be revealed once the situation stabilizes.