Sri Lankan court convicts men over deadly 2019 Easter bombings

Summarised from 4 outlets · Updated 22 Sept, 14:49

A Sri Lankan court has convicted men over suicide attacks that killed 270 people in 2019.

Co-ordinated suicide attacks struck churches and hotels in Colombo in 2019. The court convicted multiple defendants, though the outlets disagree on the exact number and some reports mention acquittals and partial convictions. The attacks were among the deadliest in Sri Lanka's history.

How it is being reported

• Sri Lanka court convicts 15 over deadly 2019 Easter bombingsNPR · 22 Sept, 14:30
• Sri Lanka court convicts 14 over deadly Easter bombingsAl Jazeera · 22 Sept, 13:48
• Sri Lanka court convicts 15 men over deadly Easter Sunday bombingsBBC News · 22 Sept, 13:42
• Sri Lankan court to deliver verdict on deadly Easter bombingsBBC World · 22 Sept, 09:10

In this story: Sri Lanka · Colombo

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