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Sri Lanka convicts 15 over 2019 Easter bombings
By The BriefBrief · Sources (11)
Filed: Sep 23, 2026 at 1:06 AM ET
Summary: A Sri Lankan court convicted 15 people over the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings that killed 279 people at churches and luxury hotels. The verdict comes as scrutiny continues over intelligence warnings received before the attacks and whether officials failed to act.
WHO: Sri Lankan court
WHAT: Convicted 15 people over the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings.
WHEN: 2019
WHERE: Sri Lanka
WHY: The convictions were issued for the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings that killed 279 people.
Sources (11):
ABC Australia,
ABC News,
Al Jazeera,
BBC News,
Deutsche Welle,
NPR,
New York Times,
Sky News,
South China Morning Post,
Straits Times,
The Hindu
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