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Sri Lanka court convicts 15 men over deadly Easter Sunday bombings
The court also acquitted nine defendants and found one guilty on only some charges in a case that drew 23,270 prosecution charges.
- On Tuesday, a Sri Lankan High Court convicted 14 men for their direct involvement in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings, concluding a lengthy trial of 24 defendants accused of plotting the attacks.
- Suicide bombers struck three luxury hotels and three churches on April 21, 2019, killing 279 people including 45 foreigners in Sri Lanka's deadliest civilian attack since the civil war ended in 2009.
- Prosecutors filed more than 23,000 charges supported by 2,076 pieces of evidence, marking the highest volume of documentation ever brought in a single Sri Lankan case.
- Although some defendants face potential capital punishment, Sri Lanka has not carried out an execution since 1976, meaning death sentences are typically commuted to life imprisonment.
- Authorities continue a separate investigation into former intelligence chief Suresh Sallay, whom officials allege orchestrated the 2019 attacks to create a security crisis benefiting the Rajapaksa family.
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Easter Sunday blasts case: Sri Lanka court convicts 14 accused; nine others acquitted
A 15th defendant was found guilty of only some of the charges; the men were accused of aiding and abetting the suicide bombers who struck three luxury hotels and three churches on April 21, 2019, killing 279 people
·Chennai, India
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The High Court of the capital Colombo acquitted nine out of 24 accused this Tuesday in the trial on the attacks that killed 279 people and injured hundreds of them on Easter Sunday 2019, the most deadly in the country's history.
·Paris, France
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270 people - including Bestseller owner Anders Holch Povlsen's three children - were killed when suicide bombers attacked churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday 2019. Now 15 men have been found guilty in the case
·Copenhagen, Denmark
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