Bomb-scarred image of Jesus Christ preserved within a glass casing as a remembrance of the 2019 Easter Sunday suicide bomb attack at the refurbished...
{"Image ImageDescription": "COLOMBO - SRI LANKA - APRIL 21: A bomb-scarred image of Jesus Christ preserved within a glass casing as a remembrance of the 2019 Easter Sunday suicide bomb attack at the refurbished St. Sebastian Church in Katuwapitiya, Negombo 38 kms from Colombo, Sri Lanka, 21 April 2020. The St. Anthony?s Shrine in Colombo, St. Sebastian Church in Katuwapitiya, Negombo and the Zion Church in Batticaloa and three luxury hotels in Colombo were targeted by a series of coordinated suicide bombings by Islamic terrorists, killing 259 including 45 foreign nationals and three police officers and injuring at least another 500. The law enforcement officers identified the suicide bombers as being members of an extremist Muslim group in Sri Lanka with the name of National Thowheed Jama'ath. The then government, its ministers, intelligence and law enforcement arms came under severe criticism for failing to prevent the attacks despite receiving prior warnings over such attacks. Following the incumbent President?s election last November, the investigations have moved pace with several suspects being arrested even after almost a year following the incidents. Sri Lanka?s Archbishop urged all Christians to pray at home this Easter Sunday due to the Covid-19 pandemic. (Photo by Stringer/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)", "Image Copyright": "2020 Anadolu Agency"}