Van Parked Near Sri Lankan Church Bombed On Easter Sunday Explodes

Sri Lankan air force officers and clergy stand outside St. Anthony's Shrine a day after a blast in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, April 22, 2019. More than two hundred people were killed and hundreds more injured in eight blasts that rocked churches and hotels in and just outside Sri Lanka's capital on Easter Sunday.(AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)
Sri Lankan air force officers and clergy stand outside St. Anthony's Shrine, a day after a blast in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, April 22, 2019. Easter Sunday bombings of churches, luxury hotels and other sites was Sr... Sri Lankan air force officers and clergy stand outside St. Anthony's Shrine, a day after a blast in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, April 22, 2019. Easter Sunday bombings of churches, luxury hotels and other sites was Sri Lanka's deadliest violence since a devastating civil war in the South Asian island nation ended a decade ago. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe) MORE LESS
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A van parked near a Sri Lankan church that was bombed on Easter Sunday has exploded, but no injuries have been reported.

Police went to inspect the van Monday after people reported it had been parked near St. Anthony’s Shrine since Sunday.

They discovered three bombs that they tried to defuse. Instead, the bombs detonated, sending pedestrians fleeing in panic.

A series of bombings Sunday killed at least 290 people, including at least 27 foreigners. About 500 others were wounded in the blasts.

Officials said 24 suspects are in custody for questioning

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  1. These coordinated attacks have all the hallmarks of a newly resurgent Al-Qaeda.

  2. On morning news they said a suspected van was blown up by police in a controlled explosion so it wouldn’t be done later when people were around… Might have been the one in the article.

  3. Avatar for tpr tpr says:

    Yeah, I was wondering if this was a sudden detonation or a controlled one. The headline is ambiguous, but leans towards “successful attack.” And, the article is ambiguous about whether the bombs exploded while being defused, e.g. killing the bomb squad.

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