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Sri Lanka police say another explosion near national zoo

COLOMBO, April 21: Sri Lankan police on Sunday reported there had been a seventh explosion, the fourth at a hotel, following six reported at hotels and churches earlier in the day that killed nearly 140 people.
By Reuters

COLOMBO, April 21: Sri Lankan police on Sunday reported there had been a seventh explosion, the fourth at a hotel, following six reported at hotels and churches earlier in the day that killed nearly 140 people.


The latest explosion to be reported was at a hotel near the national zoo, which is in an area near the capital Colombo.


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“There was an explosion in a hotel in Dehiwela near the zoo,” a police official told Reuters adding that there were no further details available.


An eyewitness on local TV said he saw somebody parts including a severed head lying on the ground near the hotel.


Zoo officials declared the zoo closed after the blast.

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