Blasts reported at churches in Sri Lanka

bbc.com ^ | 04/21/2019 | n/a

[Bulwyf]

Praise God for sending his son so we don’t need to fear death!

At the same time, one must remember that Jesus said to occupy til he comes, so we must continue to do so.

[Mom MD]

Absolutely we must work in the fields til the day is done. However that does not stop me from being a little jealous of those who are in the physical presence of my Savior..... He is Risen!

[MHGinTN]

‘Alive forever more!’... and so we shall be with the Lord.

[RetiredArmy]

Islamie, the religion of peace my skinny behind!!! The Satanic religion of hate, murder, and fear. They murder because the pedophile told them in the Book of Lies, published by Satan himself, told them to do so. A made of Book of Lies, Islam, the religion of Satan. He invented it. He wrote it. He tells all those dumb enough to believe it to murder, to prove you really are a true believer, and THE REAL GOOD BOOK, THE HOLY BIBLE, tells us he is the FATHER OF ALL LIES!!! Yup, that is islam. The Book of Lies, Murder, Rape, Theft, LOST muslims. 1.3 some odd billion believe these lies. Blinded by Satan!!!

[AdmSmith]

As per a News18 report, at least 2 blasts were carried out by suicide bombers. Suicide bombers were behind the attack at Shangri La Hotel and Batticaloa Church. The suicide bombers has been identified as Zahran Hashim and Abu Mohammed, reports News18.
https://swarajyamag.com/insta/two-suicide-bombers-behind-sri-lanka-blasts-identified-as-zahran-hashim-abu-mohammed-death-toll-rises-over-150

[Uncle Miltie]

Single sourced. Twitter has blocked this post. Hummmmm.... take care.

[mewzilla]

Additional link on NTJ....

Blasts at Sri Lanka hotels and churches kill 156

[morphing libertarian]

Bkmrk

[mewzilla]

Update, 8 blasts, higher death toll...

Sri Lanka Blasts LIVE: Indian & Pakistani Residents Among 35 Foreigners Killed as Death Toll Rises to 215

[Bulwyf]

Amen to that.

[AdmSmith]

Apr 21, 2019 3:33 pm (IST)
The Sri Lankan government has imposed a temporary social media ban in view of the ghastly terror attacks that have claimed more 185 lives. As many as eight blasts rocked the island nation on Easter Sunday.

https://www.news18.com/news/world/sri-lanka-blasts-live-seventh-explosion-rocks-island-nation-185-killed-on-easter-in-decades-worst-terror-attack-2110779.html

[Uncle Miltie]

Saw that.

I understand the odds.

It’ll come out shortly. I expect the totalitarian death cult founded by a child rapist will be found liable.

[AdmSmith]

The suicide bomber waited patiently in a queue for the Easter Sunday breakfast buffet at Sri Lanka’s Cinnamon Grand hotel before setting off explosives strapped to his back. Carrying a plate, the man, who had registered at the hotel the night before as Mohamed Azzam Mohamed, was just about to be served when he set off his devastating strike in the packed restaurant, a manager at the Sri Lankan hotel said. “There was utter chaos,” said the manager, who spoke to AFP on condition of anonymity as he is not allowed to speak for the company. “It was 8:30 am and it was busy. It was families,” the manager told AFP. “He came up to the top of the queue and set off the blast,” he added. “One of our managers who was welcoming guests was among those killed instantly.” The bomber also died. Parts of his body were found intact by police and taken away. Other hotel officials told how the bomber, a Sri Lankan, checked in giving an address that turned out to be false, saying he was in the city for business. https://www.nst.com.my/world/2019/04/481633/sri-lanka-bomber-queued-hotel-buffet-then-unleashed-devastation

[mewzilla]

From US State Dept Twitter feed...

#SriLanka: The U.S. Embassy and the American Center in Colombo will be closed to the public tomorrow, April 22. For emergency services for U.S. citizens, call +94 11 249 8639. The Government of Sri Lanka has declared a nationwide curfew from 6pm on April 21 until 6am on April 22. https://t.co/5oqcv7JPnK

[Uncle Miltie]

Thanks. Straights Times is reliable to my knowledge. Good detailed reporting in there.

[Uncle Miltie]

That’s worth posting as it’s own article. I’m on a phone and can’t do that quickly. If you were able, that would be helpful.

[littleharbour]

Suicide bombers wearing MAGA hats and swearing loyalty to Donald Trump /s

[Innovative]

Sad update:

Sri Lanka bombings: 207 dead, hundreds injured in church, hotel explosions on Easter Sunday

https://abcnews.go.com/International/dead-hundreds-injured-explosions-rock-churches-hotels/story?id=62533965

[caww]

Well that IS true....

[truthluva]

Apologies if this has already been posted.

Sri Lanka blocks social media sites after deadly explosions.

https://techcrunch.com/2019/04/21/sri-lanka-social-media-explosions/?yptr=yahoo

“In a brief statement, the Sri Lankan president’s secretary Udaya Seneviratne said the government has “decided to temporarily block social media sites including Facebook i and Instagram,” i in an effort to curb “false news reports.””