Event Brief
Sri Lanka court sentences 2019 Easter bombing suspects
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 24, 2026 at 6:07 AM ET
Summary: Fifteen men were given long prison terms in Sri Lanka over the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings, including the attack at St Sebastian’s Church in Katuwapitiya, Negombo. A father of a teen killed in the church attack said he wants to know whether there was a political conspiracy behind the ruling.
WHO: A father of a teen killed in the St Sebastian’s Church attack
WHAT: A court ruling gives 15 men long prison terms for the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings; the father questions whether it involved a political conspiracy.
WHEN: Apr 21, 2019
WHERE: Negombo, Sri Lanka
WHY: The ruling sentencing the suspects prompted the father to question whether the case involved a political conspiracy.
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