Sri Lanka court sentences 15 men to long terms for 2019 Easter bombings
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Sri Lanka's High Court delivered its verdict on September 22 in the case of the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings, convicting all 15 defendants and sentencing each to at least 200 years in prison, effectively a life term. According to The Guardian, the sentences range from 220 to 240 years of imprisonment and hard labor. The court also ordered the confiscation of the convicts' property and invalidated any transfers, citing the country's anti-terror law. The verdict was read under tight security, with hundreds of police officers deployed. The attacks, which targeted three churches and three luxury hotels during Easter services, killed between 267 and 279 people, according to different outlets, and wounded more than 500, including 46 foreign tourists. The trial lasted nearly five years; of the 25 people originally charged, one died in custody and nine were acquitted. All those convicted belong to Sri Lanka's Muslim minority, and some are suspected of links to the Islamic State group. Prosecutors said one of the convicts masterminded the bombings. The Times of India reported that more than 23,000 charges were filed in the case. The convicts have denied any involvement in the attacks.
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BBC News (outlet profile)
Sri Lanka court convicts 15 men over deadly Easter Sunday bombings. The 2019 attacks were the deadliest the country had seen since the end of its civil war.
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Al Jazeera (outlet profile)
Sri Lanka court convicts 14 over deadly Easter bombings. This is a breaking news story.
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The Independent (outlet profile)
Sri Lankan court finds 15 men guilty for their roles in the 2019 deadly Easter bombings. A Sri Lankan court has found 15 men guilty of involvement in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings
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Belfast Telegraph (outlet profile)
15 men found guilty for roles in 2019 Easter bombings in Sri Lanka
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Times of India (outlet profile)
Sri Lanka court convicts 15 men over 2019 Easter Sunday bombings. A Sri Lankan court found fifteen men guilty for their roles in the 2019 Easter bombings. These coordinated attacks tragically killed over two hundred six…
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Al Jazeera (outlet profile)
Fifteen guilty in 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings: What the verdict says. The suicide bombings were the deadliest attacks in the country since the end of its civil war in 2009.
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BBC News (outlet profile)
Sri Lanka court convicts 15 men over deadly Easter Sunday bombings. Three churches and three luxury hotels were targeted in the 2019 attacks which killed 270.
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Channel NewsAsia (outlet profile)
Sri Lankan court sentences 15 men to life in prison for roles in deadly 2019 Easter bombings. A Sri Lankan court convicted 15 men over the 2019 Easter bombings and sentenced each to 200 years in prison.
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Malay Mail (outlet profile)
220 years behind bars: Sri Lanka sentences 15 men over Easter Sunday bombings. COLOMBO, Sept 23 — Amal Jayasinghe Sri Lanka’s High Court yesterday handed 220-year jail terms to 15 men con...
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The Korea Herald (outlet profile)
Sri Lankan court sentences 15 men to life in prison for roles in deadly 2019 Easter bombings. COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A Sri Lankan court convicted 15 men on Tuesday over their involvement in the 2019 Easter bombings t…
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The Mirror (outlet profile)
Men convicted over their involvement in 2019 Easter bombings that killed 267 people. Warning: Distressing content The April 21 attacks targeted three churches and three hotels across the island nation during Easter serv…
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Al Jazeera (outlet profile)
Sri Lanka convicts 15 people over 2019 Easter Day bombings. Fifteen people have been convicted over Sri Lanka’s 2019 Easter Sunday bombings, which killed 279 people.
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DW (Deutsche Welle) (outlet profile)
Sri Lanka: 15 men jailed for life in 2019 Easter bombings. The 15 convicts have been given prison sentences of at least 200 years each, following a long trial in what was among Sri Lanka's deadliest attacks.
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The Independent (outlet profile)
Sri Lanka Easter bombing accused sentenced to 200 years in prison: ‘Finally we have justice’. The 2019 Easter Sunday bombings killed 279 people and left hundreds injured
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NRK (outlet profile)
15 dømt til livstid for terrorangrepet på Sri Lanka i 2019. 15 menn er dømt til livstid i fengsel for terrorangrepet mot tre hoteller og tre kirker på Sri Lanka i 2019. Alle ble dømt til over 200 år i fengsel, blant ann…
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Sveriges Radio Ekot (outlet profile)
270 dog i terrordåd – ansvariga döms till 200 år i fängelse. En domstol i Sri Lanka har dömt 15 män till flera hundra år långa fängelsestraff för inblandning i terrordåden påsken 2019. Omkring 270 människor dödades och…
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France 24 (outlet profile)
Sri Lanka: 15 convicted over Easter bombings. Sri Lanka’s 2019 Easter bombings, one of the deadliest attacks in the country’s history, killed more than 260 people. After a trial lasting nearly five years, 15 men have no…
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Коммерсантъ (outlet profile)
Террористов на Шри-Ланке приговорили к 220–240 годам каторги. Высокий суд Коломбо вынес приговоры по делу о терактах, совершенных последователями «Исламского государства» (запрещено в России) в 2019 году. Каждый из 15 о…
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Интерфакс (outlet profile)
На Шри-Ланке 15 человек получили от 200 лет тюрьмы за причастность к терактам. Суд Шри-Ланки приговорил к длительным тюремным срокам 15 человек за причастность к серии кровопролитных терактов в церквях и отелях в 2019 г…
Factual core
- A Sri Lankan court convicted 15 men over the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings.
- The 2019 Easter bombings were deadly attacks in Sri Lanka.
- The 15 convicts each received prison sentences of at least 200 years.
- The sentences were handed down after a long trial in Sri Lanka.
- The bombings killed over 250 people.
- The 15 men denied any involvement in the attacks.
- The trial lasted nearly five years.
- All those convicted are members of Sri Lanka's Muslim minority.