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COLOMBO, SRI LANKA - APRIL 21: Security forces inspect the St. Anthony's Shrine after an explosion hit St Anthony's Church in Kochchikade in Colombo, Sri Lanka on April 21, 2019. According to reports at least 129 people killed and over 200 injured in blasts during the Easter Sunday service at churches and hotels as worshippers attended Easter services. Chamila Karunarathne / Anadolu Agency SRI LANKA BLASTS

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COLOMBO, SRI LANKA - APRIL 21: Security forces inspect the St. Anthony's Shrine after an explosion hit St Anthony's Church in Kochchikade in Colombo, Sri Lanka on April 21, 2019. According to reports at least 129 people killed and over 200 injured in blasts during the Easter Sunday service at churches and hotels as worshippers attended Easter services. Chamila Karunarathne / Anadolu Agency SRI LANKA BLASTS

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COLOMBO, SRI LANKA - APRIL 21: Security forces inspect the St. Anthony's Shrine after an explosion hit St Anthony's Church in Kochchikade in Colombo, Sri Lanka on April 21, 2019. According to reports at least 129 people killed and over 200 injured in blasts during the Easter Sunday service at churches and hotels as worshippers attended Easter services. Chamila Karunarathne / Anadolu Agency SRI LANKA BLASTS

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COLOMBO, SRI LANKA - APRIL 21: Security forces inspect the St. Anthony's Shrine after an explosion hit St Anthony's Church in Kochchikade in Colombo, Sri Lanka on April 21, 2019. According to reports at least 129 people killed and over 200 injured in blasts during the Easter Sunday service at churches and hotels as worshippers attended Easter services. Chamila Karunarathne / Anadolu Agency SRI LANKA BLASTS

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