 "Sri Lankan Army soldiers secure the area around St. Anthony's Shrine after a blast in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, April 21, 2019. A Sri Lanka hospital spokesman says several blasts on Easter Sunday have killed dozens of people | Photo: AP/PTI")
Sri Lanka sought to restore stability following one of Asia’s deadliest terrorist attacks in years, detaining 13 suspects and asking the world for help in investigating possible involvement by international terrorist groups.
More than 200 people died in coordinated blasts on Easter Sunday at churches and luxury hotels, some of which involved suicide bombers. Authorities haven’t revealed information on who may be responsible for the strikes, which targeted foreign tourists and Christians -- marking a shift from the violence that fueled a three-decade civil war on the Indian Ocean island.
Sri Lanka needs assistance from security officials abroad to “check
