What is 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings?
{{update|date=April 2019}} {{unsourced|date=September 2019}} There were a series of [[suicide bombing]]s targeting [[Christians]] and [[tourist]]s in [[Sri Lanka]], on [[Easter Sunday]] 2019 (21 April). Three [[church]]es and three luxury [[hotel]]s in the [[Colombo]] area were targeted. Eight bombers killed 269 people and themselves. At least 500 people were wounded. There were also smaller bombings in other locations. One of the churches was [[Protestant]]; the other two were [[Catholic Church|Catholic]]. The bombings happened at nearly the same time. At least two of the bombings appeared to have been [[suicide attack]]s. The [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant|ISIS]] has claimed responsibility for the attacks, along with a religious [[Extremism|extremist]] group called [[:en:National_Thowheeth_Jama'ath|National Thowheeth Jama'ath]] whose members, including its president, Zahran Hashim carried out the attack. There were some arrests in connection with the bombings. There are many [[ethnic group|ethnic]] and religious groups in Sri Lanka. There has been a lot of violence between different groups. Most people in Sri Lanka are [[Buddhism|Buddhist]]. About ten percent are [[Muslims]], and about 7.5 per cent are Christian (about 80% of them are Catholics; the remaining 20% are evenly split between [[Anglicanism|Anglicans]] and other Protestants). Most victims are from Sri Lanka. Between 20 and 30 foreigners were killed. According to the government reports, all of the suicide bombers in the attacks were Sri Lankan citizens. The government said, they were associated with [[:en:National_Thowheeth_Jama'ath|National Thowheeth Jamaath]] , a local militant [[Islamism|Islamist]] group previously known for attacks against Buddhists. {{DEFAULTSORT:Sri Lanka Easter bombings, 2019}} [[Category:2019 murders in Asia]] [[Category:2019 explosions in Asia]] [[Category:2010s in Sri Lanka|2019 Easter bombings]] [[Category:April 2019 events]] [[Category:Attacks on churches]] [[Category:Attacks on hotels]] [[Category:Attacks on