Sri Lanka bomb blasts: MEA confirms death of five Indians in ghastly attacks | World News, The Indian Express

Sri Lanka bomb blasts: MEA confirms death of five Indians in ghastly attacks | World News, The Indian Express

By Express Web Desk |New Delhi |Updated: April 22, 2019 2:41:57 pm

Sri Lanka bomb blasts: MEA confirms death of five Indians in ghastly attacks

Nearly 300 people were killed and over 500 injured in the blasts that ripped through churches and luxurious hotels across the Indian Ocean island on Sunday.

Relatives of people killed in Church blasts mourn as they wait outside mortuary of a hospital in Colombo. (AP)

The number of Indians killed in the deadly Sri Lanka serial bombings rose to five, Ministry of External Affairs chief Sushma Swaraj confirmed on Monday. Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy said four of the victims were JD(S) workers who, along with seven others, were on a tour to Colombo.