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  • Mourners in Negombo
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    Small acts of kindness for Sri Lanka mourners Jump to media player Volunteers provide water, food and support to those mourning the bombing in Negombo, Sri Lanka.
    • 23 Apr
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  • Suspected Sri Lanka bomber
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    CCTV of Sri Lanka church bomb suspect Jump to media player A man with a large backpack can be seen walking into St Sebastian's church just before a device is detonated.
    • 23 Apr
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  • Monique Allen
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    'I was praying - let that not be Monique' Jump to media player Speaking at his wife's funeral, Lewis Allen recalls the moment he learnt she had died in the Sri Lanka attacks.
    • 23 Apr
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    Aftermath of deadly Sri Lanka explosions Jump to media player Almost 300 people have been killed and hundreds injured after several bomb blasts in the capital Colombo.
    • 22 Apr
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  • Explosion
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    Bomb explodes as police try to defuse it Jump to media player The blast took place near St Anthony's Shrine, one of several sites attacked in bombings on Sunday.
    • 22 Apr
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    'My heart shattered when I saw the bodies' Jump to media player Eyewitnesses of the bombing of Sri Lanka's St Anthony's Shrine have described horrific scenes.
    • 22 Apr
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  • Cardinal Archbishop of Colombo, Malcolm Ranjith
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    'A very, very sad day for all of us' Jump to media player Cardinal Archbishop of Colombo, Malcolm Ranjith, has condemned a series of bomb attacks in Sri Lanka.
    • 21 Apr
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Sri Lanka attacks: Volunteers' small acts of kindness for mourners

As the town of Negombo in Sri Lanka mourns its dead after a church was bombed on Easter Sunday, volunteers rally round to provide water, food and support to those in need.

  • 23 Apr 2019
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