Bombs tear through Sri Lankan churches and hotels, killing more than 200 people

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Bombs tear through Sri Lankan churches and hotels, killing more than 200 people

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https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/21/asia/sri ... index.html

"Sri Lanka's minority Christian community appeared to be the main target of Sunday's attack. Christianity is a minority religion in Sri Lanka, accounting for less than 10% of the total population of 21.4 million."
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Re: Bombs tear through Sri Lankan churches and hotels, killing more than 200 people

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Reminds me of that line from "The Rock." Even now, 23 years, I still agree.

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Re: Bombs tear through Sri Lankan churches and hotels, killing more than 200 people

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It was hard to find a news outlet that carried this story

"Fatima Ibrahim, wife of Sri Lankan suicide bomber, blows herself up with unborn child"

https://www.ibtimes.co.in/fatima-ibrahi ... ild-796534
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Antiboyscout wrote: Fri Apr 26, 2019 3:43 pm It was hard to find a news outlet that carried this story

"Fatima Ibrahim, wife of Sri Lankan suicide bomber, blows herself up with unborn child"

https://www.ibtimes.co.in/fatima-ibrahi ... ild-796534
Because that's inaccurate. From Reuters
Reuters wrote:When police went later that day to raid the family home, his younger brother Ilham Ibrahim detonated a bomb that killed him, his wife and the couple’s three children, the source told Reuters, requesting anonymity for fear of reprisals.
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