New blast in Sri Lankan capital, two dead: police spokesman

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COLOMBO, April 21, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – A fresh blast hit a hotel in Sri
Lanka’s capital Colombo on Sunday, killing at least two people, a police
spokesman said, after a string of explosions at churches and hotels.

Police spokesman Ruwan Gunasekera said the blast hit a hotel in the
southern Colombo suburb of Dehiwala. It was the seventh attack to hit the
country on Sunday, with police saying more than 150 people have been killed.