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2 Bangladeshis unaccounted after Sri Lanka blast

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Update: 2019-04-21 15:54:50
2 Bangladeshis unaccounted after Sri Lanka blast State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam

DHAKA: Two Bangladeshis including a child remain untraced in Sri Lanka after the deadly string of blasts in several churches and hotels. 

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam confirmed the matter at a press briefing, at the secretariat, at noon.

At least 137 people were killed and hundreds more injured in explosions at churches and hotels in Sri Lanka early Sunday (April 21).

At least seven blasts were reported. Three churches in Negombo, Batticaloa and Colombo's Kochchikade district were targeted during Easter services, reports BBC.

The Shangri-La, Kingsbury, Cinnamon Grand and a fourth hotel, all in Colombo, were also hit.

A curfew was imposed from 18:00 to 06:00 local time (12:30-00:30 GMT).

No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attacks.

BDST: 1554 HRS, APR 21, 2019
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