Updated April 22nd, 2019 at 14:41 IST

Four JD(S) workers killed and three missing in Sri Lanka serial bombings: Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy

A day after the horrific series of eight bomb blasts in Sri Lanka in which over two hundred people were killed and over six hundred injured, Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy has confirmed that four members of his party - the JDS - have died in the attack and three others are missing.

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A day after the horrific series of eight bomb blasts in Sri Lanka in which over two hundred people were killed and over six hundred injured, Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy has confirmed that four members of his party - the JDS - have died in the attack and three others are missing.

He has tweeted on the same:

Earlier on Monday, he had confirmed that a 7-member team of JDS workers were missing after having gone to Colombo: 

In an attack that hit three churches- St Anthony's Church in Colombo, St Sebastian's Church in the western coastal town of Negombo and another church in the eastern town of Batticaloa, three hotels the Shangri La, the Cinnamon Grand, and the Kingsbury and two other places -  Dematagoda and Dehiwala on Sunday killed over 200 people, injuring several hundred more. 

He also expressed his grief on the death of two Kannadigas whose death has been confirmed by the Ministry of External affairs.  

READ: Sri Lankan Celebrity Chef And Her Daughter Among Those Killed In The Horrific Serial Bombings

Earlier on Sunday, Karnataka CM condemned the attack saying that such attacks are an attack on humanity.  

 

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Published April 22nd, 2019 at 11:01 IST