10 things you need to know today: April 21, 2019

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Sri Lanka bombings.
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1. Coordinated bombings terrorize Sri Lanka, seven suspects arrested

A series of bombings targeted churches and luxury hotels in what is believed to be a coordinated terror attack in Sri Lanka on Sunday. At least 207 people have been killed and 450 injured. Seven suspects have been arrested. The Sri Lankan government has declared a curfew and blocked access to most major social media sites in response. The first wave of attacks reportedly occurred during three Easter services at Christian churches throughout the country. Christians are a minority in Buddhist-majority Sri Lanka. Three more bombs then went off at hotels, one near a zoo, and one at a private residence. Sri Lanka has been at "relative peace" for the past decade after the end of a 25-year civil war when terrorist bombings were common.

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Tim O'Donnell

Tim is a staff writer at The Week and has contributed to Bedford and Bowery and The New York Transatlantic. He is a graduate of Occidental College and NYU's journalism school. Tim enjoys writing about baseball, Europe, and extinct megafauna. He lives in New York City.