Sri Lanka court convicts 15 men over deadly Easter Sunday bombings
Nine other men were acquitted.The co-ordinated blasts at three churches and three luxury hotels were the deadliest attack in Sri Lanka since the end of its civil war in 2009. Forty-five foreigners were among the dead.All the bombers who carried out the attacks died in the blasts. Investigators have previously blamed the attack on Islamist extremists, and the 25 men indicted were from Sri Lanka's Muslim minority.
- ▪Nine other men were acquitted.The co-ordinated blasts at three churches and three luxury hotels were the deadliest attack in Sri Lanka since the end of its civil war in 2009.
- ▪Forty-five foreigners were among the dead.All the bombers who carried out the attacks died in the blasts.
- ▪Investigators have previously blamed the attack on Islamist extremists, and the 25 men indicted were from Sri Lanka's Muslim minority.
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Sri Lanka court convicts 15 men over deadly Easter Sunday bombingsByIshara Danasekara, BBC Sinhala and Kumudu Jayawardana, BBC SinhalaPublished3 minutes agoSri Lanka's High Court has convicted 15 men who had been charged with plotting the 2019 Easter Sunday bomb attacks that killed 270 people and injured more than 500.Those found guilty include Naufer Moulavi, who prosecutors said masterminded the suicide bombings. Nine other men were acquitted.The co-ordinated blasts at three churches and three luxury hotels were the deadliest attack in Sri Lanka since the end of its civil war in 2009. Forty-five foreigners were among the dead.All the bombers who carried out the attacks died in the blasts.
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