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Deserted beaches, empty rooms: Easter blasts take a toll on Sri Lanka tourism

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Sri Lanka’s $4.4 billion tourism industry is reeling from cancellations as travellers shun the sun and sand Indian Ocean island after multiple suicide bombings that killed over 250 people two weeks ago. Suspected suicide bombers from little-known Islamic groups in Sri Lanka attacked churches and luxury hotels in the country on Easter Sunday, killing worshippers, tourists and … Read more

SL blasts aftermath: Security tightened around churches

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Elaborate security arrangements were in place at St Mark’s Cathedral on MG Road. While a pink Hoysala vehicle was stationed near the St Mark’s Road entrance, the MG Road entrance was closed. Sunday church services took place in the city amid heavy security presence a week after the Easter blasts in Sri Lanka. People attending … Read more