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Explosion at Savoy Cinema in Colombo – Reports

© REUTERS / Dinuka LiyanawatteSri Lankan military officials stand guard in front of the St. Anthony's Shrine in Colombo after explosion.
Sri Lankan military officials stand guard in front of the St. Anthony's Shrine in Colombo after explosion. - Sputnik International
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Sri Lanka’s security forces have carried out a controlled explosion after a suspicious parcel was found in a restaurant in the southern city of Katuwana, media reported on Wednesday, citing police.

According to the News 1st media portal, a restaurant employee alerted the police about the suspicious package.

Sri Lanka's defence minister confirmed that the blast was a controlled explosion, carried out by a special task force.

No explosive were found in the motorbike, according to the police statement.

Later in the day, Sri Lankan security forces carried out a third controlled explosion, the portal Ada Derana reported.

A suspicious motorcycle left unattended in the Pettah neighborhood was blown up by the specialists, according to the portal.

Coffins of victims are carried during a mass for victims, two days after a string of suicide bomb attacks on churches and luxury hotels across the island on Easter Sunday, in Colombo, Sri Lanka April 23, 2019. - Sputnik International
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Sri Lankan Bombings Death Toll Rises to 359, New Suspects Arrested - Report

Eight explosions took place in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday; three churches and three hotels were targeted. The number of people killed in a series of blasts that hit Sri Lanka has risen to 359 according to latest reports.

A massive security operation was launched following the attacks. Sri Lanka's authorities introduced and re-introduced curfews, deploying an extra 1,000 troops in the capital Colombo.

These were the worst attacks the country has faced since the end its 25-year-old civil war.

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