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Sri Lanka toll 185, curfew declared

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IANS Colombo

Sri Lanka declared a nationwide curfew after a string of eight explosions, mostly in Colombo, left at least 185 people dead and over 400 injured on Easter Sunday, authorities said.

Xinhua news agency reported that the death toll in the multiple blasts had risen to 185 even as two fresh explosions occurred in two Colombo neighbourhoods in the afternoon.

--IANS

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First Published: Apr 21 2019 | 3:00 PM IST

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