Death toll rises to 207 in Easter blasts in Sri Lanka [UPDATE]

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – A series of bombings hit luxury hotels and Churches in Sri Lanka on Sunday (21), killing at least 207 people and wounding 450 as worshippers were attending Easter Sunday services.

Three of the explosions took place in Churches while three other explosions were reported in luxury hotels – the Cinnamon Grand, Kingsbury, and Shangri-La – located in Colombo.

The explosions took place almost simultaneously. The first was reported in a Church located in the capital. The other blasts followed within half an hour.

There were no immediate claims of responsibility.

One of the Churches targeted was St. Anthony’s in Colombo. The other two were St. Sebastian’s in Negombo, and another in Batticaloa.