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MEA confirms six Indians dead in Sri Lanka blasts; Sushma Swaraj identifies two more bodies after Easter Sunday attacks

Six Indians were killed in a string of eight powerful blasts in Sri Lanka, which struck three churches and luxury hotels frequented by foreigners, on Easter Sunday.

Toll in Sri Lanka blasts rises to 290; authorities lift curfew despite fear of renewed communal violence

Authorities lifted a curfew in the Sri Lanka on Monday, a day after 290 people were killed and about 500 wounded by a string of bomb blasts that tore through churches and luxury hotels on Easter Sunday.

Easter Sunday blasts in Sri Lanka: Authorities ignored intelligence memo that warned of attacks; alert was circulated day before explosions

A memo that warned of a potential attack was circulated a day before the deadly blasts in Sri Lanka. The memo dated 11 April was signed by Sri Lanka's deputy inspector general of police.

Sri Lanka blasts: Timing of 'barbaric' explosions indicate coordinated attack; president, PM urge public to not believe 'false news'

On Sunday, eight blasts in Sri Lanka, including at three hotels in Colombo and three packed Catholic churches, killed 215 people and injured scores more.

World leaders react to Sri Lanka blasts: Narendra Modi calls attacks 'cold-blooded', Donald Trump agrees to help

Religious and world leaders have condemned a series of blasts in Sri Lanka that killed more than 200 people on Sunday, including dozens of foreigners with British, Dutch and American citizens believed to be among them. Here is a summary of the reactions.

Three Indians killed in Sri Lanka bomb blasts, tweets Sushma Swaraj; High Commission launches helpline

Three Indians were among over 200 people killed in multiple bomb blasts in Sri Lanka on Sunday, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said

Sri Lanka bomb blasts: Over 200 killed, 500 injured after eight explosions cause devastation at churches, luxury hotels

A string of eight devastating blasts, including suicide attacks, struck churches and luxury hotels frequented by foreigners in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, killing 215 people, including three Indians

Sri Lanka blasts: Researcher points out country is 'ethno-religiously complex'; urges people to not believe some Indian media sources

Amarnath Amarasingam, a research fellow, described the country as a 'massive ethno-religious complex', warning that in the light of the Sri Lanka bomb blasts, reportage by news organisations may go wrong