Sri Lanka court convicts 15 over 2019 Easter bombings
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A Sri Lankan court has convicted 15 individuals for their involvement in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings, which were among the deadliest attacks in the country’s history. The attacks, inspired by the Islamic State group, targeted three churches and three luxury hotels, killing more than 260 people and injuring nearly 6,000, according to reports from multiple sources. The defendants, all members of Sri Lanka’s Muslim minority, were sentenced to life imprisonment or at least 200 years in prison each, following a trial that lasted nearly five years. The death toll varies slightly across sources, with some reporting 267, 270, or 279 fatalities. The bombings occurred as churches held Easter services and sent shockwaves through the nation, marking one of the worst terrorist incidents in Sri Lanka’s history.
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