The highest-ranking Catholic official in Sri Lanka called for “merciless punishment” but told the faithful to remain calm.
Mourners congregate around graves for two burials April 23, 2019, at the Selekanda Catholic cemetery near Negombo, Sri Lanka. By Pamela Constable Pamela Constable Foreign correspondent covering Afghanistan, Pakistan, South Asia, Latin America and immigration Email Bio Follow April 23 at 2:15 PM NEGOMBO, Sri Lanka — A row of bulldozers stood next to two dozen fresh mounds of red dirt Tuesday morning.
People carry caskets after a funeral service for victims of the Easter Sunday bombings on April 23, 2019, at St. Sebastian’s church in Negombo, Sri Lanka. In a tent outside the badly damaged church, senior church leaders including Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, the archbishop of Colombo, gathered for a memorial ceremony and blessing in the morning, attended by more than 500 white-robed priests. Thick lines of police guarded the streets and searched every visitor entering the church grounds and nearby cemetery.
Afterward, coffins were hoisted and throngs of people followed them on foot through winding tropical lanes to several burial sites. They walked slowly, holding parasols against the strong sun, and many seemed to be wrestling with their emotions and opinions. Standing at the edge of the mass burial site, Amjud Dissilla pointed to a wooden cross atop one new grave, with the number 22 taped to it.
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