Crime & Justice
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Fourteen men convicted for Sri Lanka's deadliest Easter terror attacks
A Sri Lankan court found 14 men guilty of murder and terrorism for the 2019 Easter bombings that killed 279 people.
The verdict follows a five-year trial over the coordinated attacks on three luxury hotels and three churches on Easter Sunday 2019. Originally 25 suspects from the Muslim minority were charged; one died in custody and the remaining 24 faced trial. Fourteen were convicted of murder and terrorist conspiracy, nine were acquitted, and one received a lesser conviction. Sentencing will be scheduled later.
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Why it matters
The convictions bring legal closure to Sri Lanka's deadliest terror attack and signal state response to extremist violence.
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