Sri Lanka Blasts: 3 Indians among 27 foreigners killed in terrorist attack
New Delhi : Three Indians have been confirmed among the 27 foreigners killed in the deadliest series blasts at churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka. A total of 207 people have been reportedly killed and over 500 were injured in the attack.
Six blasts were reported in the morning at St Anthony's Shrine-a Catholic church - and the Cinnamon Grand, Shangri-La and Kingsbury hotels. After a couple of hours two more blasts were reported at St Sebastian Catholic church in Negombo, a mostly Catholic town north of Colombo, and at the Protestant Zion church in the eastern town of Batticaloa.
Confirming the identities of 3 Indian nationals killed in the attack, External Affairs Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj tweeted, "Indian High Commission in Colombo has conveyed that National Hospital has informed them about the death of three Indian nationals. Their names are Lokashini, Narayan Chandrashekhar and Ramesh. We are ascertaining further details."
Indian High Commission in Colombo has conveyed that National Hospital has informed them about the death of three Indian nationals. Their names are Lokashini, Narayan Chandrashekhar and Ramesh. We are ascertaining further details. /3
— Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) April 21, 2019
An Indian national named Surender and another man Bhakt Balla living in Fremont reported themselves injured but safe.
Defence minister Ruwan Wijewardena described the bombings as a terrorist attack by religious extremists, though there was no immediate claim of responsibility. Local media reports mentioned 13 arrests around the island.
