Sri Lanka blasts: Death toll mounts to 290

Colombo (Sri Lanka), Apr 22 (ANI): Death toll rose to 290 and around 500 people are wounded in series of blasts that took place in Sri Lanka on April 21. These severe blasts occurred in churches and luxury hotels on the occasion of Easter in Sri Lanka. The last two of the total eight blasts were suicide bombings which took place when security personnel were about to arrest suspects.