COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's Catholic Church on Thursday announced it will reopen its schools next week for the first time since Easter Sunday bombings killed 258 people.
All state-run schools - more than 10,000 in total - had resumed classes on Monday after police and security forces deployed armed guards. Ranjith also said regular Sunday services would resume at all Catholic churches in Colombo from Sunday while a special service will be held Thursday at Negombo, north of the capital.St Sebastian's church in Negombo where over 100 people were killed will hold an open mass Thursday evening, for the first time since the attack, Ranjith said.
Islamic State claimed responsibility and the bombers filmed themselves making a pledge of allegiance to the group before the attacks.
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