Sri Lanka blasts: Night curfew ordered in Colombo

A string of bombs killed 290 people and wounded about 500 in Sri Lanka on Sunday.

Sri Lanka blasts: Night curfew ordered in Colombo
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COLOMBO: Sri Lankan authorities ordered a curfew in Colombo for a second day on Monday, from 8 pm (1430 GMT) to 4 am (2230 GMT) on Tuesday, the government information department said, a day after a string of bombs killed 290 people and wounded about 500.

Security forces are carrying out searches across the island to search for those behind the bombs at churches and hotels. No group has claimed responsibility.

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