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
These coordinated attacks have all the hallmarks of a newly resurgent Al-Qaeda.
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.
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.
May have been attempt to defuse w/o explosion that went awry and not a controlled explosion.