25 killed in Batticaloa church explosion
Posted by ONLANKA Newsroom on April 21, 2019 - 10:36 am
At least 25 people admitted to the Batticaloa Teaching Hospital from the explosion at Zion Church in Batticaloa were killed, a hospital source said.
They said nearly more than 75 people were undergoing treatment at the hospital and more injured people are being brought in.
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