April 22, 2019
A view of St. Sebastian's Church damaged in blast in Negombo, north of Colombo, Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday. Sri Lankan authorities blame seven suicide bombers of a domestic militant group for coordinated Easter bombings that ripped through Sri Lankan churches and luxury hotels which killed and injured hundreds of people. It was Sri Lanka's deadliest violence since a devastating civil war in the South Asian island nation ended a decade ago. (AP Photo/Chamila Karunarathne, file)
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS: At least 290 dead in Sri Lanka Easter attacks
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan officials failed to heed warnings from intelligence agencies about the threat of an attack by a domestic radical Muslim group that officials blame for Easter Sunday bombings which killed at least 290 people, the country's health minister said Monday.
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