Colombo, Sept 22, 2026 (AFP) - Sri Lanka hands 220-year terms to 15 convicted of 2019 Easter bombings

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2026-09-22

Sri Lanka's High Court on Tuesday handed 220-year jail terms to each of the 15 men convicted over the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings that killed 279 people. Earlier in the day, the court convicted 14 men on all counts of murder and terrorism, while another was found guilty of some charges. Nine others were acquitted. All 24 men had been arrested soon after the April 21, 2019, attacks on three hotels and three churches. The trial in the country's dea......

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