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A church in Negombo, Sri Lanka, hit by a bomb blast on April 21, 2019.

Video. Sri Lanka bombings: officials deliberately hid intelligence - minister

Updated: 24/04/2019 - 16:17 GMT+2

And on Wednesday, Washington’s ambassador to Colombo said the US had no prior knowledge of the Easter Sunday suicide bombing attacks on churches and hotels in Sri Lanka, but now believes there is ongoing terrorism plotting in the country.

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