Easter Sunday blasts case: Sri Lanka High Court convicts 14
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Sri Lanka’s High Court on Tuesday (September 22, 2026) convicted 14 of the 24 men accused of direct involvement in the Easter Sunday terror bombings that shook the island nation in April 2019, killing 279 people and injuring hundreds.
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What happened
Sri Lanka’s High Court on Tuesday (September 22, 2026) convicted 14 of the 24 men accused of direct involvement in the Easter Sunday terror bombings that shook the island nation in April 2019, killing 279 people and injuring hundreds.
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