i'm michael okwu thanks for joining us we start in sri lanka where world and religious leaders have condemned a devastating wave of easter sunday bombings at least two hundred seven. it's two hundred seven people were killed and hundreds more wounded luxury hotels and churches were targeted police say most of the eight bombings appear to have been suicide attacks the government has blamed religious extremists but so far no group has claimed responsibility. so hospital in the capital colombo was overwhelmed people brought in victims any way they could to. the outside shock and disbelief at the scale of the violence. that no one expected easter sunday to end in this way but the explosion and then the roof fell on us we took the children and ran out but when i came to the hospital i saw my brother in law and some on the ground. among the buildings hit the five star shangri-la hotel in colombo. many had been enjoying a special easter breakfast when the blast went off. it was one of several luxury hotels and a church targeted in the capital. another blast happened at a church in the town of the co

i'm michael okwu thanks for joining us police in northern ireland have arrested two men in connection with the murder of a journalist who were shot dead during a riot on thursday evening the eighteen and nineteen year old suspects are now being questioned in london hundreds gathered last night for a vigil in memory of mira mckee. standing together in grief. another young life lost to violence in northern ireland a family and partner devastated and it's left me with the woman i was. we're all per for the loss of. our hopes and dreams. act. this cannot stand. in vain because her life was a shining like to everyone else's life and her legacy will live on in the light that she's left behind. he was an acclaimed journalist and activist for the community. the police service of northern ireland released base footage of maccie shortly before she was gunned down on thursday night. the twenty nine year old was reporting on unrest in the city of derry the c.c.t.v. footage also shows the alleged gunman the police have described the killing as a suspected terrorist incident linked to dissident iri