A Sri Lankan court convicts 15 men for their roles in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings. The coordinated attacks in Sri Lanka target churches and hotels and kill more than 260 people across the country, according to reporting summarized by multiple outlets.
Several sources describe the case as one of the deadliest in modern Sri Lankan history. BBC notes the attacks are among the worst the country has seen since the end of the civil war. NPR adds that the attacks were inspired by Islamic State, and that they killed 42 foreign nationals. Times of India reports prosecutors say one of the convicted men masterminded the suicide bombings, and that the prosecution involved a large number of charges and suspects, reflecting the scale of the investigation and trial.
