Sri Lanka blasts: UN confirms at least 45 children killed in explosions
Sri Lanka blasts: UN confirms at least 45 children killed in explosions
16:23, 23.04.2019

After Sri Lankan defence minister Ruwan Wijewardene confirmed that the Easter Sunday attacks, that killed over 300 people including 45 children, were a response to the mass shooting at mosques in Christchurch, all police stations in Colombo have been alerted about a lorry or van suspected to be carrying explosives.

“The total now is 45 children who died,” UNICEF spokesman Christophe Boulierac told reporters in Geneva. He added that the toll from the Sunday attacks could rise as many other minors “are wounded and are now fighting for their lives in intensive care units across the country.”

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