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15 found guilty of 2019 Easter bombings that killed 279 in Sri Lanka
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World · Middle East · Asia · Europe · Russia · China · Diplomacy15 found guilty of 2019 Easter bombings that killed 279 in Sri Lanka
The high court in Sri Lanka convicted 15 men for plotting the April 21, 2019, Easter Sunday suicide bomb attacks that killed 279.
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