Archive for the ‘Blast Effects/Injuries’ Category
Afghanistan: Bomb blasts killed at least 69 and wounded 50 more during Friday prayers at a mosque.
Saturday, October 19th, 2019Tanzania: At least 60 people were killed and scores more wounded in a fuel tanker explosion
Sunday, August 11th, 2019A roadside bomb tore through a bus in western Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing at least 32 people, including women and children
Wednesday, July 31st, 20197/27/1996: In Atlanta, Georgia, the XXVI Summer Olympiad is disrupted by the explosion of a nail-laden pipe bomb in Centennial Olympic Park killing 2 and wounding over 100
Saturday, July 27th, 20197/22/1916: A Preparedness Day parade held in San Francisco to celebrate United States’ entrance into World War I, is disrupted by the explosion of a suitcase bomb, which kills 10 bystanders and wounds 40 more.
Monday, July 22nd, 2019A “brand-new type of terrorism:” At least 290 people are now known to have died in a coordinated attack on churches and hotels on Easter Sunday in Sri Lanka.
Monday, April 22nd, 2019luxury hotels and churches across Sri Lanka were bombed with at least 140 dead and about 600 injured.
Sunday, April 21st, 2019Here’s the full list of blast sites reported so far:
- St Anthony’s Shrine, Kochchikade
- St Sebastian’s Church, Negombo
- Zion Church, Batticaloa
- Cinnamon Grand, Colombo
- Shangri-La Hotel, Colombo
- The Kingsbury Hotel, Colombo
- Near Dehiwala Zoo in Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia
- A house in Mahawila Gardens, Dematagoda
“…….Christianity is a minority religion in Sri Lanka, accounting for less than 10% of the total population of 21.4 million.
According to census data, 70.2% of Sri Lankans identify as Buddhist, 12% Hindu, 9.7% Muslim, and 7.4% Christian.
It is estimated that 82% of Sri Lankan Christians are Roman Catholic……”
Up to six explosions have been reported at churches and hotels in Sri Lanka as Christians celebrate Easter. Twenty possibly dead and at least 160 wounded
Sunday, April 21st, 2019
“…..at least 80 people had been admitted to hospital in the capital, Colombo…….”
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