Sri Lanka has witnessed years of conflict culminating in a civil war that ended in 2009. Here's a summary of some ghastly attacks that struck Sri Lanka in the past.

Gravitas: 26 years of bloodshed and violence: a brief look at Sri Lankan civil war

Sri Lankan President & Prime Minister indulge in a vicious blame game after Sunday's attacks as they pass the buck instead of reassuring the people.

Gravitas: Sri Lanka Easter Massacre: Government indulges in blame game

Here's a ground report from Colombo on the suicide bombings in Sri Lanka. WION's live camera captures a controlled blast.

Gravitas: SL Easter Massacre: WION live cam captures controlled blast

A wave of deadly bombings takes 290 lives in island nation Sri Lanka. A day later, several questions still remain.

Gravitas: Lanka Easter Massacre: 290 people killed

Who carried out the Sri Lanka terror attacks? What was the motive? What is Sri Lankan Government's response?

Gravitas: Sri Lanka terror attacks: the unanswered questions

Churches in Philippines, Indonesia & Egypt have been targeted over the past two years. Is a new terror template emerging around the world?

Gravitas: Blasts in Sri Lanka hint at a new terror template

The attacks on Easter Sunday, which Sri Lankan authorities believe were carried out by a local Islamist group, were "one of the deadliest terrorist events since the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States,"

Sri Lanka blasts: Priority is to apprehend perpetrators says Ranil Wickremesinghe

After US, China's embassy in Sri Lanka on Tuesday warned Chinese nationals against traveling to Sri Lanka in the near term, after bomb blasts ripped through churches and luxury hotels across the island nation on Easter Sunday.

Sri Lanka Blasts: After US, China also issues travel advisory for visitors to SL

I have sought report on why intelligence wasn't shared: Sri Lanka PM Wickremesinghe Two days after the terror attacks, Sri Lanka PM Ranil Wickremesinghe today addressed the media asserting that the bombings could have been prevented if intelligence was avaliable.

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New Zealand has "not yet seen" any intelligence reports linking the deadly bombings in Sri Lanka to last month's mosque massacre in Christchurch, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's office said late Tuesday.

New Zealand has not yet seen intel linking Sri Lanka bombings to Christchurch: PM

Security in this island, including at the famous Lord Ramanathaswamy Temple, has been beefed up and coastal vigil heightened following the serial bomb blasts in Sri Lanka which left 310 people dead and injured 500 others, police said Tuesday.

Tamil Nadu: Tight vigil mounted in Rameswaram following Lanka blasts

"We cannot bring lives back," said an utterly helpless Chaminda Vaas Tuesday as thoughts of the multiple blasts that killed nearly 300 and shattered Sri Lanka's tranquillity, crossed the former cricket star's mind.

We can't bring lives back, says former cricketer Chaminda Vaas on Lankan blasts

Sri Lanka faces a likely collapse in tourism following Easter Sunday bomb attacks on churches and hotels, which would deal a severe blow to the island's economy and financial markets, and potentially force it to seek further IMF assistance.

Sri Lanka may need more IMF help as blasts threaten tourism

All police stations in Sri Lanka's Colombo were put on high alert as police were hunting for an unidentified container truck and a van, believed to be carrying explosives, PTI reported.

Sri Lanka: Colombo on high alert following reports of explosives-laden van

Danish billionaire Anders Holch Povlsen lost three of his four children in the Easter day attacks in Sri Lanka, a spokesman for his clothing retail group Bestseller said on Monday.

Danish billionaire Povlsen loses three children out of four in Sri Lanka blasts

At least 45 children were killed in Sri Lanka serial blasts that ripped through the country on Easter festival, United Nations said on Tuesday. "The total now is 45 children who died," UNICEF spokesman Christophe Boulierac told reporters in Geneva, stressing that others "are wounded and are now fighting for their lives," meaning the toll among minors from the Sunday attacks could rise.

At least 45 children killed in Sri Lanka blasts; death toll may rise further: United Nations

A CCTV footage has emerged showing a suspected suicide bomber entering St Sebastian's church in Negombo, on Sunday, moments before a blast which killed more than 50 people and almost entirely blew off the roof of the church.

CCTV video shows suspected suicide bomber entering Sri Lankan church moments before blast

Two Spanish citizens were killed in Sunday's bomb attacks in Sri Lanka, Spain's foreign ministry said on Monday, without providing further details. Earlier, the mayor of the town of Pontecesures in the northern Galicia region told the Spanish news agency EFE that the dead were a couple aged 31 and 32 who had been on holiday on the island.

Two Spanish citizens killed in Sri Lanka blasts: Foreign ministry

At least 290 killed and more than 500 injured in a series of blasts, took place yesterday on the eve of Easter. In this segment of WION, Watch what the people in Sri Lanka are suffering from? WION from ground zero. Watch video.

Sri Lanka blasts: WION cam captures current condition of locals in Lanka

Tight security cover has been provided to the Shrine Basilica at Velankanni and the ancient Danish Fort in Nagapattinam district in the wake of the serial bomb blasts in Sri Lanka, police said Monday.

Sri Lanka blasts: Tight security for Velankanni Church in Tamil Nadu

At least 290 killed and more than 500 injured in a series of blasts, took place yesterday on the eve of Easter. The government then imposes curfew in view of high-alert. Watch video to know more

Sri Lanka blasts: Nationwide curfew re-imposed in view of high-alert

Tourists are scrambling to flee Sri Lanka and cancelling holidays after a string of deadly suicide blasts that have sparked concerns the lucrative tourism industry could be sent into a tailspin.

Tourists flee Sri Lanka, as travel industry faces uncertainty

Twenty four people were arrested by Sri Lankan police in connection with a series of eight devastating bomb blasts in the country on churches and hotels that killed more than 290 people and injured 500, officials said Monday.

Sri Lanka serial blasts: 24 under arrest, ninth bomb defused near Colombo airport

The multiple bomb attacks carried out in Sri Lanka on Sunday was the hallmark of National Thowheeth Jamath(NTJ), cabinet minister Rajitha Senaratne said on Monday.

National Thowheeth Jamath(NTJ): Police probe Sri Lanka local terror group's international link

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