In Sri Lanka, Bombings End a Short Spell of Peace
For the island nation rocked by more than two decades of civil war, the Easter Sunday attacks came during a time of relative peace.
A series of bombings on Sunday morning killed almost 300 people at churches and hotels across Sri Lanka, a nation with a troubled history of inter-ethnic and faith-fueled violence.
The attacks appeared to target the country's Christian community as scores celebrated the religion's most sacred day, Easter Sunday. A number of the bombings occurred at churches while worshipers were attending Mass.
Majority-Buddhist Sri Lanka is home to several major religious minorities, including Hindus (12.6 percent of the population), Muslims (9.7 percent) and Christians (7.4 percent, who are
