“Three churches in Negombo, Batticaloa and Colombo’s Kochchikade district were targeted during Easter services. Blasts also rocked the Shangri-La, Kingsbury and Cinnamon Grand hotels in the country’s capital.” Nearly 300 people are confirmed dead following a series of bombings in Sri Lanka. BBC: International network linked to bombings.

+ “Denmark’s richest man Anders Holch Povlsen and his wife lost three of their four children in the Easter Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka.” Here’s the latest from The Guardian, including a grieving father sharing news that his wife and children were killed in one of the blasts. “Following reports in the media over the past 36 hours, my family and I wish to confirm that my wife Anita, our son Alex (age 14) and our daughter Annabel (age 11) were killed in the bombing of the restaurant of the Shangri-la Hotel.”