A group that monitors internet censorship says Sri Lankan authorities have blocked most social media services in the country following attacks that killed more than 200 people on Easter Sunday.
The NetBlocks observatory says it detected an intentional nationwide blackout of popular services including Facebook, YouTube, WhatsApp and Instagram.
A Foreign Office statement released Sunday evening in London said British nationals were among those killed. The Organization of Islamic Cooperation's chief Yousef al-Othaimeen described them as "cowardly attacks" that targeted innocent worshippers and civilians. Some 57 nations are part of the OIC, which is headquartered in Saudi Arabia's Red Sea city of Jiddah.
Ryan said the teams deployed to houses of worship will include resources from the department's critical response command and strategic response group, which focus on quick response to incidents such as terror attacks. America's top diplomat says "these vile attacks are a stark reminder of why the United States remains resolved in our fight to defeat terrorism"
The Muslim Council of Sri Lanka says it mourns the loss of innocent people in the blasts by extremists who seek to divide religious and ethnic groups. He also commends the unity of the Sri Lankan people after the Easter Sunday attacks on churches and hotels that killed more than 200 people.Dutch Foreign Minister Stef Blok says a Dutch national is among the dead after a series of blasts in Sri Lanka.More than 200 people were killed in the Easter Sunday blasts that targeted churches and hotels popular with foreigners.
Police say 207 people were killed and 450 wounded in Sunday's explosions, whose targets included at least three churches and three luxury hotels. Earlier, China's embassy said four Chinese nationals were hospitalized and in stable condition. It is not clear if the deceased was among them.The ministry in a Twitter post offers condolences to the family.SriLankan Airlines is telling passengers booked on flights out of the country that they will be able to fly despite the curfew imposed after deadly Easter Sunday attacks.
The People's Daily, the ruling Communist Party's official newspaper, said Sunday evening that one Chinese national has been confirmed dead. The U.S. president in a Twitter post cited the "horrible terrorist attacks on churches and hotels that have killed at least 138 million people and badly injured 600 more."Trump says America stands ready to help Sri Lanka cope.
Lebanon's prime minister calls the attacks "blind terrorism" and offers solidarity to Sri Lanka's people. Speaking from the loggia of St. Peter's Basilica, Francis said: "I want to express my loving closeness to the Christian community, targeted while they were gathered in prayer, and all the victims of such cruel violence."
It's the worst bout of violence in Sri Lanka since the South Asian country's bloody civil war ended a decade ago.Sri Lanka's defence minister has blamed religious extremists for what he called the "unfortunate terrorist incident" involving a series of blasts at churches celebrating Easter Sunday services and luxury hotels.
Aupetit celebrated Easter Mass for worshippers displaced from normal services at Notre Dame because of Monday's fire. The New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade says 115 New Zealanders are registered as being in Sri Lanka but more are likely to be there. There is no indication New Zealanders are among the victims.European leaders are expressing horror at the attacks on churches and hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday.
The UAE called upon "the international community to close ranks and uproot the scourge of terrorism in order to ensure international peace and security."Bahrain, meanwhile, said "these acts of terrorism are incompatible with religious principles and human and moral values." The series of blasts at three churches and three luxury hotels killed at least 138 people. It's the worst bout of violence in Sri Lanka since the South Asian country's bloody civil war ended a decade ago.Russian President Vladimir Putin has denounced a series of attacks on churches and hotels in Sri Lanka as "cruel and cynical."
Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith called on Sri Lanka's government to launch a "very impartial strong inquiry" and to punish those found responsible "mercilessly because only animals can behave like that." The near simultaneous attacks against three churches and three luxury hotels killed at least 138 people, according to a security official. It was the worst violence in the South Asian country since its civil war ended a decade ago.
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