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Sri Lanka police say another explosion near national zoo

Sri Lanka police say another explosion near national zoo

By REUTERS

Sri Lankan military officials stand guard in front of the St Anthony's Shrine, Kochchikade church after an explosion in Colombo, Sri Lanka April 21, 2019. Photo: Reuters

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan police on Sunday reported there had been a seventh explosion, the fourth at a hotel, following six reported at hotels and churches earlier in the day that killed nearly 140 people. The latest explosion to be reported was at a hotel near the national zoo, which is in an area near the capital Colombo. 'There was an explosion in a hotel in Dehiwela near the zoo,' a police official told Reuters adding that there were no further details available. An eyewitness on local TV said he saw some body parts including a severed head lying on the ground near the hotel. Zoo officials declared the zoo closed after the blast.