this is d.w. news live from berlin a wave of easter sunday bombings hit churches and hotels and sri lanka eight explosions killed more than one hundred thirty people and wounded hundreds more police have imposed on the media curfew and shut down social media and messaging services we'll talk to a witness and a journalist for the latest. on

that thanks for joining us. more than one hundred thirty people have been killed and four hundred injured and explosions at churches and hotels in sri lanka more blasts have been reported in the hours after an initial wave of attacks the first six explosions hit colombo as well as the town of now gone bow and batticaloa in the east of the country a major church in colombo was one of the buildings hit their targets were five star hotels police have ordered an immediate curfew and shut down access to social media and messaging services. the prime minister of sri lanka rano wickramasinghe a has been speaking about the attacks today let's listen to part of what he had to say. set to be pretty much i would like to express my condolences with the families of victims and those injured in the attacks that took place in the country today. because. i see this is

a major crisis that will lead the country and its economy towards instability. i strongly condemn these attacks that targeted religious sites in luxury hotels if not. all of us must not hold the lure of the land or. bring in now jamila knowledge would be an editor of news in asia and a journalist in colombo sri lanka at least two more blasts followed the earlier bombings today what do we know about those. yes hello so the two more blasts just took place a short sighted ago was reported from office if he were the national zoo which was before the trauma large across the top because in large and are not the last was before that somehow to come thick in democrat whatever that was also into that particular colombo so so far what the police are telling us is that some peaceful plus at least about five hundred have been killed and at least one has been

arrested on these unknown. you're talking about arrests or do we have any information on who may have carried out these a time. no not yet according to the police these are just suspects who have been taken in for questioning back up to now we do not have any actual information as to who has been designed these attacks where what they have had their heads. of government ministers who have gone on to court saying calling these attacks a terrorist attack and also saying that some. have been trying to affect the school. officials have imposed a social media ban and for alonzo following the bombing why was he in there. was basically you see at eight forty five grand initial blast report. that was a lot of information because coming out on whatsapp and facebook which eventually

escalated into this information being spread among sri lankan public elect fear and panic so all over. just a shock find a go up to long term president might fall asleep painting the statement urging the public to avoid spreading of false information on social media and he also urged the public only to pass messages the child comes from psychological sources so i guess social media then is. it's funny so i was a lot of misinformation being spread and up to having c.f.s. whatever the lancet measures are officials implementing at the moment. when they're sick of the situation has been beefed up a bike across the country especially outside washington also to find truckers on ground that has seen an immediate call through because being imposed on teams for the northeast and not paying the folks who may be expressed so

a bit because the investigations are going on you are just backside forces at the sight of all they exposed on. the public again windows must take the fight so if you are the sole right now work feed your noise that's doing the sounds to me thing work also under be asked to buy time with the money become extremely tough. and they have about cool basically to give us more information in a much talked time and they have also while school comes out of total cold and peace what exactly is behind these surprising not facts it's crucial to know who was targeted to find out who is behind these attacks was this an attack aimed at castle light or what do we know about the targets of these these attacks from different parts of the country. with a few countries to use the tax credits to clear for them i mean i found eight forty five oh what progress have actually chose many girl she's got this easter sunday to

. test i mean to be a problem in church as a person three one even depend on police show up in court to guard a second capital colombo then i've got just the sense that best and showed in the example because it's just the stuff the capital and then goes beyond just in back to kill because it's the problem seems to me if you look at things i say it's that this is the end of the being against the catholics black sheep. but just the good ashoka span of time can be also hurt much by the fact. that they can get on with getting to number of the teams but if a page is a novel and the film and graham's appeal to some amble each of us basically. affects the fighting what it will be at that time and then just a short while ago about a tax. and then you know how things come pick them up so what exactly is the idea behind these attacks i guess to be pulled one i'm not sure because this was the

second or basically on the against the capital one she goes all right don't want the more people these are facts i get to be known. as the most violent and the longest the end of the civil war ten years ago. what's the security situation in the country or what wasn't before the time. the security was always very much tight in the country especially after the end of the conflict to be involved but i must add here that things were getting back to normal protocol sri lanka and during the thirty years of war be seeing that meant we could not keep what is coming in but to give up getting back on the right track getting back on the global map of investment on the global map of stories so i think you were he was was the next i mean you could i would say back then funding today is

a fact i not sure exactly what would happen but right now security has been beefed up to make maximum that. there are reports that the police knew about plans a time ten days ago they were informed by international intelligence agencies do you think these attacks could have been avoided. oh very basically there was a few months which was going around for showing me get to them on anything that the police were informed about death. accept. that. fact. i cannot get going. again. thank you very much. thank you very much.

as jimmy alleges explained two of the explosions targeted roman catholic churches about six percent of sri lanka's population are catholics here's what the archbishop of colombo had to say severely that he said leave out all office i used to the full express my deepest sorrow and seemed to all of those innocent families that have lost someone. and to those who have been mean. to us i would like. to believe that all of those who are injured maybe he'll be soon and that all these families who had lost someone maybe counselors. the night through. these acts that has cost so much of it then somebody into the beat us i also like us as the government. strong inquiry and find old

lisa responsible behind these acts and also to punish them mercilessly because only i knew most can behave like that. for more details on this developing story i'm joined now by. kara head of the institute of national security studies in colombo sri lanka mr abate you go to see kerry you witnessed one of the attacks today inside one of the targeted hotels when it all happened could you tell us about what you saw. five. job loss but also. i was well my way down to the cafe has happened but. they have all the people were having breakfast and more so than most anybody. and so there was a lot of foreigners and. so many victims from that then. more so than

than actually the military that access the military defend the headquarters right next to the shangri-la hotel that meeting today there was one of assistance coming from the media who was running while you're walking out of the building there was neutral running into a fist and. so many casualties so. and there was smoke and there was. bombs from like everywhere like seventy seven other bhonsle. different different places in sri lanka and some pretty sounding marshall even. the. nationals who set it up and i like. the effect on the violent extremist groups. there are so many. groups who are. insured and there could be. significant coming. time and this sort of i mean if you take the targeted attacks and b.

and anthony surgeries one of the most publishers most of the christians who come in from the villages they come into. many victims from that church at that and many of the churches so the become competitive also he turned sixteen. the hoax happened again by. three actually lou but these are all right now they're all under investigation so we cannot conclude. actually behind it all right now the raids are going on that leo police officers. who are reported dead right now. actually he was on. the operation damaged area and. have been. raided and there's two things that we can do right now one is the. intelligence or need to be. very important that. nation should not be fighting thirty years

or so on in the intelligence which is. a component of the society has to be spent and the second is to protect the. because there will be could be targeted this information and information and government has rightly. taken off the social media just like last year it happened in march. targeted again it's a nation can use information campaign. on the buddhist and these individual groups of individuals who are doing these activities of terrorism so. that sir duncan. has the capacity. to take action against them and we need the cash.

yes so they will catch him as well as bring them to the launch of. what is a cotton lease to. strengthen the. protected minority. from colombo thank you very much. let me bring you up to speed on the story we've been following for you this hour more than one hundred thirty people have been killed and four hundred injured in explosions of churches and hotels in sri lanka more blasts have been reported in the hours after an initial wave of attacks the first six explosions hit colombo as well as the town of not going well and in the east of the country a major church in colombo was one of the buildings hit other targets were five star hotels police have ordered an immediate curfew and shut down access to social media and messaging services. for watching t w news live from berlin coming up next world

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