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Sri Lanka convictions reported over 2019 Easter bombings

Al Jazeera reports that 15 people have been convicted in connection with the attacks, which killed 279 people, according to the report.

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Adrian Cole
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Fifteen people have been convicted over the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka, Al Jazeera reported on 23 September.

The bombings killed 279 people, according to the report.

The supplied account gives no details about who was convicted, the charges or the court that issued the verdicts.

It does not specify when the convictions were handed down or whether they are final.

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