Blood & chaos: WATCH worshippers struggle to aid wounded after Sri Lanka church bombing
Photos and videos circulating on social media depict gruesome scenes as disoriented worshipers try to help the wounded after a bomb went off in a packed Catholic church during Easter Sunday Mass in Sri Lanka.
Photos posted by St. Sebastian Church in the Catholic-majority town of Negombo, outside Colombo, show bloodied worshipers struggling to help the wounded after a blast hit the building. Several bodies can be seen lying on the floor alongside rubble. Windows have been shattered and the walls are riddled with what appears to be shrapnel from the bomb. The roof is heavily damaged as well.
When the bomb went off, the church was packed with worshipers who had gathered to celebrate Easter Sunday Mass. A video from the scene shows that children were present during the tragedy.
Multiple blasts reported in Sri Lanka including at churches as people attended Easter services. pic.twitter.com/KYArRCUHAT
— Sumisha Naidu (@sumishanaidu) April 21, 2019
Two other churches were hit by blasts on Sunday, and three luxury hotels were also targeted. More than 150 people were killed in the attacks, and hundreds were injured, police say. Of those, more than 50 are believed to have been killed at St. Sebastian’s Church.
Photos from one of the hotels show several bodies covered by blood-stained white cloths.
#BREAKING Images of injured persons in five star hotels appear in social media. Churches and five star hotels were hit by multiple explosions this morning in #SriLanka#lkapic.twitter.com/29dThFQlrP
— MDWLive! News (@MDWLiveFeed) April 21, 2019
Reports of certain five star hotels in Colombo #SriLanka also reported as churches were targeted a few minutes ago resulting in injuries #lkapic.twitter.com/pKxlslTAvd
— MDWLive! News (@MDWLiveFeed) April 21, 2019
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