justice Colombo, Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan court sentences 15 over 2019 Easter bombings
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People killed in the 2019 Easter bombings
Sri Lankaâs High Court convicted 15 of 25 accused over the 2019 Easter bombings, sentenced them to 200â260 years, acquitted nine and recorded one death during trial. The article reports 279 killed, including 45 foreigners, and more than 500 injured.
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The Sri Lankan court is set to deliver a verdict on Naufer Moulavi.
5 of 7 sourcesâa three-judge bench of the High Court in Colombo found 15 of them guiltyâ
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