80 injured as blasts hit two churches in Sri Lanka

Press Trust of India  |  Colombo 

At least 80 people were injured when multiple explosions hit two churches in on Sunday as worshippers attended services, officials and police said.

One of the blasts hit in Kochchikade of the capital, Colombo.

The said at least 80 people have been admitted with

It was not immediately clear if the blasts had caused casualties.

"A bomb attack to our church, please come and help," read a facebook post from at Katuwapitiutya, in the Western coastal town of

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First Published: Sun, April 21 2019. 10:15 IST