Easter Chaos: Hundreds Dead, Hundreds more Injured and 7 People Arrested after Bombing in Sri Lanka

[No Ma’am]

Early reports of 2 Churches being attacked along with several hotel's - 6 explosions reported

 

[ADevilYouKhow]

Very sad and senseless

 

[Regular_P]

I was just in Sri Lanka back in August and I absolutely loved it (beautiful people) minus the heat.

This has hit me hard as I have friends over there. I’ve only been able to talk to one of my friends...

Sri Lanka shut down Facebook and WhatsApp to stop the spread of misinformation.

 

[re'up]

I was thinking about traveling there after a friends trip a year or so back, and reading some travel profile in the NY Times.

 

[Prince.Skeletor]

Very very sad & unfortunate

 

[ADevilYouKhow]

Sri Lanka Bombings Live Updates: Police Warned That Churches Were Targets


Sri Lanka Was Warned of Possible Attacks. Why Didn’t It Stop Them?

Not good

 

[BoBurnz]

Sri Lanka shut down Facebook and WhatsApp to stop the spread of misinformation.

Proof yet again that this sort of mass unregulated platforms are awful ideas when given to people with the ability to do harm.

Such senseless death, this is what happens when you stratify a society and paint all societal ills on nebulous enemies. Another prelude of what's to come.

May the victims rest in peace.

 

[re'up]

How does the state shut down Facebook and Whatsapp?

 

[Secure Da Bag]

Sri Lanka Bombings Live Updates: Police Warned That Churches Were Targets

Not good

• A top police official alerted security officials in an advisory 10 days ago about a threat to churches from a radical Islamist group, National Thowheeth Jama’ath. But it was unclear what safeguards, if any, were taken, or if in the end the group played any role in the violence. And on Sunday, reflecting frictions within the government, the prime minister pointedly said he had not been informed.

This sounds like their version of 9/11.

 

[Nobu]

 

[el_oh_el]

I feel for ANYONE that has to deal with that. Losing one child is hell on earth, and this guy lost 3

 

[Professor Emeritus]

Completely devastating.

Think of how callous you have to be to kill random people who are just celebrating their holiday.

Read up on the history of Sri Lanka's civil war. Both the rebels and the government were participating in some evil, evil things. Over 100,000 died and the country has never dealt with it appropriately,

 

[Serious]

Completely devastating.

Think of how callous you have to be to kill random people who are just celebrating their holiday.

Read up on the history of Sri Lanka's civil war. Both the rebels and the government were participating in some evil, evil things. Over 100,000 died and the country has never dealt with it appropriately,

If you have the time, this documentary is no holds bar fukkery.



It's straight disturbing. I walked away questioning life after watching it. There's also a surprise ending, that'll make you cry.

 

[88m3]

Sri Lanka's ambassador was on the F24 debate today, he wasn't very convincing...

I recommend checking it out

 

[Copy Ninja]

ISIS Claims Responsibility for Attacks

Sri Lanka Bombings Live Updates: ISIS Claims Responsibility for Attacks

More than two days after the Sri Lanka bombings, the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the coordinated attacks.

The group’s news agency, Amaq, released a bulletin on Tuesday stating that the attacks were carried out by “Islamic State fighters.” The statement, which was disseminated on the group’s chat rooms on the app Telegram, also said that the bombings targeted Christians as well as citizens of countries belonging to the coalition fighting the Islamic State, also known as ISIS.

The group’s wording did not make clear whether it had direct ties to the bombers, or if the attackers were heeding the Islamic State’s calls for Muslims to attack in their home countries. The group has repeatedly called for assaults on churches, particularly since the New Zealand mosque attacks.