Over 300 Dead As Sri Lanka Reels From Devastating Bomb Attacks

The death toll has risen in Sri Lanka in the aftermath of the Easter Sunday bombings. Over 300 people are dead with a further 500 injured, with eight Britons confirmed dead. Sri Lankan authorities have blamed a local militant group for the attacks, with one minister claiming the attack was retaliation for the New Zealand mosques attacks in March. The health minister Rajitha Senaratne said that intelligence services had warned of an impending terror attacks, although it is not clear what was done with that information.