Sri Lankan Catholic churches hold first Sunday services since Easter attacks

Emotional services held in Colombo and Negombo amid high security presence

Catholics in the Sri Lankan cities of Colombo and Negombo, where churches were struck by suicide bombers on Easter Sunday, have held their first Sunday morning masses since the attacks that killed more than 250 people.

Police stood guard at every entrance to St Lucia’s cathedral in Colombo, one of the country’s largest churches, which was full of worshippers, including many who had lost relatives in the bombings on 21 April claimed by Islamic State.

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