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Sri Lankan officials inspect St. Sebastian's Church in Negombo, after one of the multiple explosions targeting churches and hotels on Easter Sunday, April 21st, 2019. Across three church bombings, and three luxury hotel bombings, at least 207 people were killed and hundreds more injured.

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Viewfinder: Church Bombing in Sri Lanka

Across three church and three luxury hotel bombings in Negombo, at least 207 people were killed and hundreds more injured.

Pacific Standard Staff

Indonesian people take part in a candlelight vigil in support of the victims and their relatives following a series of bomb attacks in Surabaya, in Jakarta, on May 14th, 2018. A family of five, including a child, carried out the suicide bombing of a police headquarters in Indonesia, police said, a day after a deadly wave of attacks on churches staged by another family.

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Viewfinder: A Candlelight Vigil in Indonesia

Indonesian people take part in a candlelight vigil in support of the victims and their relatives following a series of bomb attacks in Surabaya, in Jakarta, on May 14th, 2018.

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Somali men carry the body of a victim who died in the explosion of a truck bomb in the center of Mogadishu, on October 15th, 2017.

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Devastating Mogadishu Bombing Could Cause Significant Political Aftershocks

The attack on the Somali capital could further destabilize an already tenuous governmental situation in the East African nation.

Laura Hammond

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How Many People Have Died in Terrorist Attacks This Month?

Too many.

Ryan O'Hanlon