All Catholic services across the capital city Colombo in Sri Lanka have been suspended until April 29 because of security concerns
Security personnel stand guard at St Anthony's Church on April 24, 2019 in Colombo, Sri Lanka.Atul Loke/Getty Images
Sudesh Kolonne with his daughter, who died in an attack on a Christian church in Negombo, Sri Lanka, on Easter Sunday.Sudesh Kolonne's is one of hundreds of families destroyed by acts of unspeakable violence wrought on worshipers and tourists on April 21, Easter Sunday. "These two were so excited that Sunday we'd go to church for the ceremony," he told CNN's Ivan Watson, fighting back tears."Both died in front of me."
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