These are the three chuches and three hotels targeted in near-simultaneous explosions in and around the Sri Lankan capital of Colombo on Easter Sunday.
Sri Lankan army soldiers secure the area around St. Sebastian's Church damaged in blast in Negombo, north of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, April 21, 2019. More than hundred were killed and hundreds more hospitalized with injuries from eight blasts that rocked churches and hotels in and just outside of Sri Lanka's capital on Easter Sunday, officials said, the worst violence to hit the South Asian country since its civil war ended a decade ago.
St. Sebastian’s Church: This Catholic church is in Negombo, a largely Catholic town north of Colombo. Built in the Gothic style, it was patterned on the Reims Cathedral in France and was completed in the 1940s.___The Shangri-La Hotel: This towering, luxurious hotel is located near Colombo’s main business district and is just a few steps from the sea. It has 500 guest rooms and suites and 41 serviced apartments.
The Kingsbury Colombo Hotel: This luxury hotel is located in Colombo’s city center, just a few minutes’ walk from the Shangri-La. It has 229 rooms. The Cinnamon Grand Colombo hotel: This hotel is located about a mile from the Kingsbury and near the sea in a bustling business district. It has 483 rooms and 18 suites.
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