35 foreign nationals among killed in Sri Lanka bombings

By Emre Aytekin and Recep Sakar</p> <p>ANKARA (AA) – A total of 35 foreign nationals, including two Turkish people, lost their lives in Sunday's multiple terror attacks in Sri Lanka, officials said on Monday.</p> <p>A total of eight explosions left at least 290 dead, over 500 injured when they targeted eight different locations in and outside the capital Colombo.</p> <p>Turkey, the U.K., Denmark, India, the Netherlands, China, Australia and Portugal are the countries that have approved their casualties so far.</p> <p>The bombings hit churches in Kochchikade, Negombo and Batticaloa cities, as well as Kingsbury, Cinnamon Grand and Shangri La hotels in Colombo.</p> <p>Among the victims were two nationals from Turkey, eight from the U.K. — two of them with the dual U.S. citizenship –, three nationals from Denmark and India each, as well as one from Portugal, the Netherlands, China and Australia each.</p> <p>There was a petrol bomb attack on a mosque in the northwestern district of Puttalum and arson attacks on two shops owned by Muslims in the western district of Kalutara on Sunday night, according to police reports.</p> <p>The nationalities of the 15 remaining are yet to be announced.</p> <p>Meanwhile, the Sri Lankan officials have not shared any information about the identities of the deceased. </p> <p>*Writing by Burak Bir