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15 sentenced for ’19 Sri Lanka Easter bombings

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, on the newest of 2 developments

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- A Sri Lankan court convicted 15 men on Tuesday over their involvement in the 2019 Easter bombings that killed 267 people, and sentenced them each to 200 years in prison, meaning they will spend the rest of their lives behind bars.

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  1. Sri Lanka court convicts 15 men over deadly Easter Sunday bombings

    Headline from BBC News ·

  2. Newest

    15 sentenced for ’19 Sri Lanka Easter bombings

    Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette ·

Reports & sources

24 articles, oldest first.

  1. Independent Journal Review

    Sri Lanka Convicts 15 Over Easter Bombings (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    Independent Journal Review's feed description

    The Colombo Three-Judge High Court Trial-at-Bar will deliver the verdict tomorrow in the main Easter Sunday 2019 terrorist attacks case against 24 defendants on about 23,270 charges, with 10 confessions and 2,076 court exhibits entered as evidence.

  2. Independent Journal Review

    Sri Lanka Easter Attacks Verdict Due Tomorrow (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    Independent Journal Review's feed description

    The Colombo Three-Judge High Court Trial-at-Bar will deliver the verdict tomorrow in the main Easter Sunday 2019 terrorist attacks case against 24 defendants on about 23,270 charges, with 10 confessions and 2,076 court exhibits entered as evidence.

  3. Al Jazeera

    Sri Lanka court convicts 14 over deadly Easter bombings (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Nine people were acquitted, while another defendant was found guilty of only some of the charges, the court said.

  4. BBC News

    Sri Lanka court convicts 15 men over deadly Easter Sunday bombings (opens BBC News)

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    BBC News's feed description

    The 2019 attacks were the deadliest the country had seen since the end of its civil war.

  5. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Sri Lankan court finds 15 men guilty for their roles in the 2019 deadly Easter bombings (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    Sri Lankan court finds 15 men guilty for their roles in the 2019 deadly Easter bombings

  6. NPR

    Sri Lanka court convicts 15 over deadly 2019 Easter bombings (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    The Islamic State group-inspired attacks were among the deadliest in Sri Lanka's history, killing 42 foreigners.

  7. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Sri Lankan court convicts 15 men over roles in deadly 2019 Easter bombings (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    A Sri Lankan court has found 15 men guilty of involvement in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings

  8. Al Jazeera

    Fifteen guilty in 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings: What the verdict says (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    The suicide bombings were the deadliest attacks in the country since the end of its civil war in 2009.

  9. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Sri Lankan court sentences 15 men to life in prison their role in 2019 bombings that killed more than 260 people (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    Sri Lankan court sentences 15 men to life in prison their role in 2019 bombings that killed more than 260 people

  10. Myarklamiss

    Sri Lankan court sentences 15 men to life in prison for roles in deadly 2019 Easter bombings (opens Myarklamiss)

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    Myarklamiss's feed description

    COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A Sri Lankan court convicted 15 men on Tuesday over their involvement in the 2019 Easter bombings that killed more than 260 people, and sentenced them each to 200 years in prison, meaning they will spend the rest of their lives behind bars.

  11. UPI

    15 found guilty of 2019 Easter bombings that killed 279 in Sri Lanka (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    The high court in Sri Lanka convicted 15 men for plotting the April 21, 2019, Easter Sunday suicide bomb attacks that killed 279.

  12. The National Pulse

    Court Convicts 15 in Connection with Easter Church Bombings. (opens The National Pulse)

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    The National Pulse's feed description

    Fifteen men have been convicted in Sri Lanka for their roles in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings, marking a significant step toward justice for one of the country's deadliest terror attacks.

  13. The Guardian

    Sri Lanka Easter bombings: 15 sentenced to hundreds of years in prison each over deadly terror attacks (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Islamic State-inspired bombings of churches and hotels in 2019 was one of the country’s worst ever attacks A court in Sri Lanka has convicted 15 men over their involvement in the 2019 Easter bombings that killed 267 people , and sentenced them each to at least 200 years in prison, meaning they will …

  14. Deutsche Welle

    Sri Lanka: 15 men jailed for life in 2019 Easter bombings (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    The 15 convicts have been given prison sentences of at least 200 years each, following a long trial in what was among Sri Lanka's deadliest attacks.

  15. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    15 sentenced for ’19 Sri Lanka Easter bombings (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- A Sri Lankan court convicted 15 men on Tuesday over their involvement in the 2019 Easter bombings that killed 267 people, and sentenced them each to 200 years in prison, meaning they will spend the rest of their lives behind bars.

  16. France 24

    Sri Lanka: 15 convicted over Easter bombings (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    Sri Lanka’s 2019 Easter bombings, one of the deadliest attacks in the country’s history, killed more than 260 people. After a trial lasting nearly five years, 15 men have now been convicted over the attacks, which were inspired by the Islamic State group.

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