While Sri Lankan leaders pettifogging with the forthcoming Presidential and other elections, it is alleged that they have compromised the security of the West and Southern parts of the country hence a serious challenge and threat to country’s stability and peace has emerged.
According to latest unconfirmed reports more than 138 people, mostly those inside the Churches praying were killed in bomb blasts - Negambo 62, National Hospital 42, Batticaloa 27, Colombo North 7, and nearly 300 people with serious and minor injuries have been admitted several hospitals for treatment.
Another blast - the seventh explosion is reported from a reception
hall near the Zoological Garden in Dehiwala, stated Ada Derana reporter.
The blast had occurred near the S. S. Jayasinghe Ground in Dehewala.
Two persons are reported dead from the blast and the injured persons are currently being transferred to hospitals.
Reportedly, security forces have been deployed to the area and the Zoological Garden has been temporarily closed off.
The first bomb blast around 8.45 in the morning was reported from St. Anthonys Church in Kochchikade, Kotahena. Followed by the reports from St Sebastian Church from Kattuwapittys, Katana in the Negambo district and from Zion Church located in Batticaloa in the Eastern Province.
According to the 2011 census - 7.4% of the total population of the country are Christians - 6.1% Roman Catholic and 1.3% other Christian. According to an official estimate as of 2018 the total population is said to be around 20,950,041 which includes all religions.
Majority of the Christians in the country were, this morning, involved in the Easter Sunday prayers when bombs went off in the churches.
Easter also called Resurrection Sunday, is a festival and holiday commemorating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, described in the New Testament as having occurred on the third day after his burial following his crucifixion by the Romans at Calvary c. 30 AD. It is the culmination of the Passion of Jesus, preceded by Lent (or Great Lent), a 40-day period of fasting, prayer, and penance.
As the Christians were this morning involved in the prayers, earth shuttering bomb blasts were heard not only in those three churches, but also in the country’s leading hotels – Shangrilla, Cinnamon Grand as well as in Kingsbury, which is located just a stone throw away from Sri Lanka Presidents oldest residential building.
Though several causality figures were reported but those figures are yet to be confirmed.
It is reported that at least 9 bodies of foreigners reported among those bodies found in the National Hospital
and also reports reveals that several foreign tourists too have sustained injuries,The situation in the country is still murky and unclear and so far, no one has claimed responsibility for those bomb blasts. Asia Tribune -Colombo, 21 April,2019.
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