Mostofthemhappenedinthesametimeframebetween 8 45 and 9 30 OnSundaymorning, suicidebombersdetonatedtheirexplosivesatthreechurchesacrossthecountryataroundthesametime, orexplosionstookplaceatthreeluxuryhotelsintheSriLankancapitalofColombo. 8
AndlateronSunday, therewas a blastat a hotelnear a zooand a finalexplosionhappenedin a privatehouseaspolicewereratingitinconnectionwiththepreviousattacks. 9
But a SriLankangovernmentspokesmansaystherewerewarningsdaysbeforetheattacksthatsomethingwasgoingtohappen, andthegovernmentadmittedyesterdaythatitfailedtoactonthosewarnings. 17
ThisSriLankanCapitalsonedgeAfter a seriesofdeadlyterrorattacksthatrippedacrosspartsofthiscountry, thischurch, STAnthonyShrine, oneofthreeCatholicChurch, istargetedonEasterSunday. 18
Youcanstillseeshatteredglasshereandtheclocktowerfrozenatroughlythetimewhen a suicidebomberattackedduringEasterSundayprayers. 19
Look, justdownthisroadhere, youcanseetheremainsof a suspiciousvehiclethatanexplosivedisposalteamdetonatedonMondayafternoon, sendingrealfearthroughanalreadytraumatizedcommunity. 21
Thishasbeen a seriesofdeadlyattacks, hundredsofpeoplekilledandwounded. 22
Therehasbeencriticismthatthesecurityforcesmissed A warningfrom a foreignintelligenceagencyaboutthreatsofsuicideattacksagainstCatholicChurchispromptingonegovernmentministertoaccusesomeofthesesecuritychiefsofincompetenceandnegligence, andalsoprompting a governmentspokespersontopublishCleaapologizeforlettingthispotentiallycrucialbitofintelligenceslippedthroughtheauthoritiesfingers. 23
TheirskillsonLombardStreet, a stretchofit, has a 27 degreegradewithsharpcurvesbecausepavingitstraightupanddownin 1922 wouldhavemadeittoosteepforthecarsofthateratoClune, LombardStreethasanotherproblem. 52