Sri Lanka bomb blasts: Questions that remain unanswered | World News, The Indian Express

Sri Lanka bomb blasts: Questions that remain unanswered | World News, The Indian Express

By Express Web Desk |New Delhi |Updated: April 22, 2019 3:55:05 pm

Sri Lanka bomb blasts: Questions that remain unanswered

While the Sri Lankan government has acknowledged that it had prior information of the attacks, many questions on the coordinated attacks remain unanswered.

Sri Lanka bomb blasts: Police officers guard St Anthony’s Shrine in Colombo, after bomb blasts ripped through churches and luxury hotels on Easter, in Sri Lanka April 22, 2019. (Reuters Photo: Athit Perawongmetha)

The Sri Lankan police confirmed Monday that the death toll from the Sri Lankan bomb blasts had risen to 290, with 500 others injured. President Maithripala Sirisena called a meeting of the National Security Council, which will also be attended by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, reported news agency Reuters. As of Monday morning, 13 people have been arrested in connection with the attacks.