have been reported in the capital colombo the town of no go and go and the eastern town of budget koloa the explosions went off simultaneously a church in colombo was one of the buildings hit other targets were high and hotels several foreigners are reported to be among the dead. and more details on this develop. story i'm joined now by. kara head of the institute of national security studies in colombo sri lanka mr of a good mystic kara you witnessed one of the attacks today you were inside one of the targeted hotels when it all happened can you tell us about what you saw. the attack was addition. to five first blast went off and this was at the breakfast area on the third floor where the blast went off because it was so many people in. the country there was another blossoms too. to see the founders typing the. wall can up. so my mind to be. to the victims and there were so many victims and. many foreigners also. from the staircase. that was one of the times. but because the nuclear headquarters is right next to the shangri-la. small of help that came immediately. they rushed to the ho

hotels and sri lanka the first seven explosions hit columbo as well as a town of no gomo and bus of koloa in the east of the country a major church in colombo was among the buildings hit other targets were five star hotels the defense minister says seven suspects have been arrested. and forget you can always get the w. news on the go just download our app from google play or from the app store that will give you access to all the latest news from around the world as well as push notifications for any breaking news can also use the d. w. out to send us your photos and videos. for watching t w news live from berlin up next a documentary about the consequences of the world's diminishing insect population on the phone thanks for joining us.

hotels in sri lanka the first seven explosions hit colombo as well as the town of negotiable and better koloa in the east of the country a major church in colombo was among the buildings other targets were five star hotels the defense minister says seven suspects have been arrested. for more analysis let's bring in wookiee fernando he works on human rights issues with the ngo in form which is based in sri lanka capital colombo mr fernando just hours before today's attack unfolded you had written an article saying christians in sri lanka have come under threat what led you to this conclusion. a number of years and also for the last weeks and months in incidences of violations against this cancer and ultimately. in the light of these continuing to. be strong didn't the people that. i mention that be glad he doesn't suddenly become a cop exception up this concur with the. police not. the churches across the country. so i never expected something like what happened could be could happen i would be very shocked as i think everyone in sri lanka about what happened today i think continuing today for

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