As mourners buried the remains of Christian worshippers killed by the Easter Sunday suicide bomb attacks in Sri Lanka, hundreds of Muslim refugees fled Negombo on the country's west coast where communal tensions have flared in recent days.

Muslims flee, Christians grieve in Sri Lankan town torn by violence

WION correspondent Sidhant Sibal witnessed an explosion near the St Anthony's church in Colombo which police later confirmed was a "controlled explosion".

'Controlled explosion' near St Anthony's church in Colombo

Mangala Samaraweera, Minister of Finance, Sri Lanka termed Easter Sunday bomb blasts in churches and hotels a well-coordinated attempt to create murder, mayhem and anarchy and urged the people to unite with nerves of steel to defeat this ''heinous attempt.

Sri Lankan minister terms blast 'coordinated attempt to create anarchy', urges people to unite with 'nerves of steel'

Easter Sunday (April 21) bomb blasts at three churches and four hotels in Sri Lanka killed more than 200 people and wounded at least 450, police officials said, the first major attack on the Indian Ocean island since the end of a civil war 10 years ago.

Sri Lanka bombings death toll passes 200, seven arrested

Cricket fraternity has condemned the series of bomb attacks throughout Sri Lanka on Sunday that killed at least 160 people and injured many. The explosions, some of which officials said were suicide bomb attacks, led to an immediate clampdown, with the government declaring a curfew and blocking access to most major social media and messaging sites.

Cricket fraternity condemns serial blasts that rattled Sri Lanka

As Colombo was rocked by a multiple explosions, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said Sunday that India was keeping a close watch on the situation. "Colombo - I am in constant touch with Indian High Commissioner in Colombo.

Leaders condemn serial explosions in Sri Lanka that killed at least 156