At least 45 children killed in Sri Lanka attacks: UN

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At least 45 children were among the more than 320 people killed in suicide bomb attacks in Sri Lanka, the United Nations said on Tuesday (Apr 23).

UNICEF has confirmed that 27 children were killed and another 10 injured in the attack at St Sebastian's Church in Negombo.In the eastern city of Batticaloa, 13 children were killed, including an 18-month-old baby, UNICEF said.

Those 40 children who lost their lives in the two cities were Sri Lankan nationals, while UNICEF has confirmed that another five children of foreign nationality were also killed.Danish billionaire Anders Holch Povlsen, who was on vacation in Sri Lanka with his family at the weekend,

 

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