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Added on the 22/04/2019 07:17:20 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Morning breaks at St Sebastian's Church in Negombo, Sri Lanka, where dozens of people were killed in an explosion on Easter Sunday. The government on Tuesday imposed a state of emergency hours after it blamed a local Islamist group for a series of suicide bomb blasts that killed at least 290 people, including dozens of foreigners.
Sun rises over St Anthony's church in Colombo, Sri Lanka, one of the blast sites in the Easter Sunday blasts that took at least 290 lives. Authorities imposed on Tuesday a state of emergency hours after blaming a local Islamist group for the attacks, with 24 people arrested so far. IMAGES
Colombo, Dec 24 (EFE/EPA).- The Archbishop of Colombo, Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, held Christmas Eve midnight Mass at the Church of Saint Sebastian.Christians make up seven percent of Sri Lanka's population of 21 million people.(Camera: CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE)SHOT LIST: THE CHRISTMAS EVE MIDNIGHT MASS AT THE CHURCH OF SAN SEBASTIAN IN COLOMBO, SRI LANKA.
Supporters of Sri Lanka's Marxist-Leninist "People's Liberation Front" party hold a rally to mark May Day in Colombo. May Day, which is also known as Labour Day or International Workers' Day, is marked across the world by protests and demonstrations demanding fair pay and better conditions for workers. IMAGES
Colombo, Apr 26 (EFE/EPA).- Sri Lankan buddhist devotees took part Monday in religious observance on a full moon day at a temple in the suburb of Colombo.Buddhism is the official religion of the South Asian island nation and the majority of the island's population traditionally engages in religious observances on full moon days. (Camera: CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE).SHOT LIST:SRI LANKAN BUDDHIST DEVOTEES PRAY AND TAKE PART IN A RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCE ON A FULL MOON DAY AT A TEMPLE IN THE KELANIYA SUBURB OF COLOMBO, SRI LANKA.