Death toll in Lanka blasts rises to 129

April 21, 2019 12:17

The death toll in the multiple blasts in Sri Lanka has risen to 129.

The blasts hit several high-end hotels and a church in Colombo, while two other churches were targeted outside Colombo, Sri Lanka police said.

The nature of the explosions, which happened at around 8:45 am local time, was not immediately clear and there were no immediate claims of responsibility.

The Sri Lanka government has called an emergency meeting, the Minister of Economic Reforms and Public Distribution, Harsha de Silva, said in a tweet. "Emergency meeting called in a few minutes. Rescue operations underway," he tweeted.

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena said he was shocked by the explosions and urged for calm.

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