Bharatha Mallawarachi, Author at Valley News

Catholic priests return to St. Sebastian Church after blessing the body of a victim of Easter Sunday's bomb blast in Negombo, Sri Lanka Thursday, April 25, 2019. The U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka warned Thursday that places of worship could be targeted for militant attacks over the coming weekend, as police searched for more suspects in the Islamic State-claimed Easter suicide bombings that killed over 350 people. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

Sri Lanka braces for more attacks

by Emily Schmall Associated Press, and Bharatha Mallawarachi Associated PressApril 25, 2019

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka on Thursday lowered the death toll from the Easter suicide bombings by nearly one-third, to 253, as authorities hunted urgently for a least five more suspects and braced for the possibility of more attacks in the next…

Relatives carry a coffin for burial during the funerals of three members of the same family, all died at Easter Sunday bomb blast at St. Sebastian Church in Negombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, April 22, 2019. Easter Sunday bombings of churches, luxury hotels and other sites was Sri Lanka's deadliest violence since a devastating civil war in the South Asian island nation ended a decade ago. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)

Sri Lankan military given sweeping powers after bombings

by Bharatha Mallawarachi Associated Press, and Krishan Francis Associated PressApril 22, 2019

Blood stains are seen on the wall and on a Jesus Christ statue at the St. Sebastian's Church after blast in Negombo, north of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, April 21, 2019. More than two hundred people were killed and hundreds more injured in eight blasts that rocked churches and hotels in and just outside Sri Lanka's capital on Easter Sunday. (AP Photo)

Easter Sunday blasts kill at least 200

by Bharatha Mallawarachi Associated Press, and Krishan Francis Associated PressApril 21, 2019