Sri Lanka trial for 2019 Easter Sunday bombings set to finish
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from South China Morning Post · South Asia
Sri Lanka is set to conclude on Tuesday the trial of 24 men accused of plotting the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings, the deadliest attack against civilians in the island’s history. Suicide bombers struck three luxury hotels and three churches on April 21, 2019, killing 279 people, including 45 foreigners. Investigators blame the attack on a home-grown Islamist extremist group. One of 25 men indicted over alleged involvement in the attack – all from Sri Lanka’s Muslim minority – has died in custody,...
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