[ April 19, 2024 ]
“It was a river of blood. Ash was falling like snow.”
Imagine if anyone dared to shut down social media after the Christchurch shooting in order to protect the ideology of the shooter. Every deadly Islamic attack is followed by more sharia, more proselytizing, more taqiyya shoved down our throats, while all other attacks are blamed on the “right” without any connection whatsoever. People are going to rise up against this war against truth and freedom.
As Christians in Sri Lanka gathered on Sunday morning to celebrate Easter Mass, the culmination of Holy Week, powerful explosions ripped through three churches packed with worshipers, leaving hundreds of victims amid a havoc of splintered and blood-spattered pews.
Story continues below advertisementIn what the police said were coordinated terrorist attacks carried out by a single group, bombers also struck three hotels popular with tourists. At least 207 people were killed and 450 others injured, a police spokesman, Ruwan Gunasekera, said.
Related: Sri Lanka bomber queued at hotel buffet then unleashed devastation Carrying a plate, the man, who had registered at the hotel the night before as Mohamed Azzam Mohamed, was just about to be served when he set off his devastating strike.
Bombs kill more than 200 in Sri Lankan churches, hotels on Easter Sunday https://t.co/CbOZmRqiOS by @rangaba @shiharaneez #SriLanka pic.twitter.com/QHK1nV99Kx
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 21, 2019
A wave of explosions as worshipers celebrated Mass
Images from the bombing sites showed bloodied and shattered pews and victims lying on the floor of houses of worship. The walls and windows of the targeted hotels were blown out.
Some of the victims were killed as worshipers gathered for Mass at St. Anthony’s Shrine in Colombo; St. Sebastian’s Church in Negombo, about 20 miles north of Colombo; and Zion Church in the eastern city of Batticaloa, officials said.
Sri Lanka Blocks Facebook After Bombings, Citing Misinformation Concerns
Chris White | Daily CallerThe decision to block social media was taken in reaction to false news reports spreading on social media following the bombings, the president’s secretary, Udaya Seneviratne, said in a press statement. The block will continue until officials conclude their investigation into the matter, media reports note.
Sri Lanka has struggle to stamp down sectarian violence. The government temporarily shut down Facebook and WhatsApp in 2018 to curb potential anti-Muslim violence. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe warned the public not to believe false information circulating about the bombings Sunday.A Facebook representative confirmed the government had shut down the platform in the wake of the attacks. Much of the information about the attacks coming out of Sri Lanka are a result of people sharing photos on Facebook and other social media sites. (RELATED: ‘A River Of Blood’: Coordinated Church Bombings Leave More Than 200 Dead In Sri Lanka)
An explosion tore through St. Sebastian’s Church in the city of Negombo during an Easter service, with deadly blasts following in St. Anthony’s Shrine in the city of Colombo and Zion Church in Batticaloa. Members of St. Sebastian posted Facebook photos showing a sanctuary strewn with rubble, blood and the wounded. Bombs also detonated in the hotels Shangri-La, the Kingsbury and the Cinnamon Grand
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24 Comments
4 years ago
Isn’t religion wonderful?
4 years ago
Once again, the lid is on. Protect Islam at all costs.
Media and politicians bought and paid for. Thanks for nothing.
4 years ago
Of course, no mention of what might have led to the attacks. Was this retaliation for something?
4 years ago
F mooHamad FF tralAllah. FFF piissLam and protectors of piissLam.
4 years ago
How is the Pope going to stay silent on this, after the “partnering” of Rome and Islam as of recent??
4 years ago
Reply to
Photogirl4u
He will stay the course with his propaganda supporting Islam.
It’s his job to cheer on Islam. Remember Pope Frances is supposedly infallible!
4 years ago
Reply to
felix1999
does the pope know why there is a great big wall surrounding his crib? /sarc off
4 years ago
Reply to
Photogirl4u
He will stay the course with his propaganda supporting Islam.
It’s his job to cheer on Islam. Remember Pope Frances is supposedly infallible!
4 years ago
Reply to
Photogirl4u
He will stay the course with his propaganda supporting Islam.
It’s his job to cheer on Islam. Remember Pope Frances is supposedly infallible!
4 years ago
Reply to
Photogirl4u
He will stay the course with his propaganda supporting Islam.
It’s his job to cheer on Islam. Remember Pope Frances is supposedly infallible!
4 years ago
Muslim Jihadis in Sri Lanka are shockingly rich and well educated Muslims. Sri Lankan Christians are almost invariably the poorest of the poor. You will not hear this ever mentioned in the MSM
4 years ago
Reply to
poetcomic1
Then that is a very rare exception, even in the Arab world, it is usually the CHRISTIAN minority who are well-educated and financially successful, while the Muslims are struggling in life and education.
4 years ago
Reply to
poetcomic1
Then that is a very rare exception, even in the Arab world, it is usually the CHRISTIAN minority who are well-educated and financially successful, while the Muslims are struggling in life and education.
4 years ago
Global censorship!
Knowledge is power so that has to be controlled.
Worldwide surveillance and censorship
https://zkm.de/de/ausstellung/2015/10/globale-global-control-and-censorship
?itok=f_f_jduZ
4 years ago
Global censorship!
Knowledge is power so that has to be controlled.
Worldwide surveillance and censorship
https://zkm.de/de/ausstellung/2015/10/globale-global-control-and-censorship?itok=f_f_jduZ
4 years ago
One headline said “explosions” killed hundreds.
It’s never muslims at fault, just as an evil “truck” ran down innocents in England a while back, not the islamic terrorist driving it.
4 years ago
Sure block the information about muslims doing what muslims do!!!! And islamic and libturd run governments always cover up for the parasitic feral animals!!!!
4 years ago
There are at least TWO MILLION Muslims living in Sri Lanka, by the way:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_in_Sri_Lanka
Let the left defend them while they still can, they have long since chosen their side.
4 years ago
muslim rabid pigs
4 years ago
Hmmm… only attacking Christians, white people and the West and we still don’t know who did it?
4 years ago
Previous Popes sent crusaders to recover land lost to Islamic invaders, thus halting further invasions and possibly saving western civilization This Pope washes Muslims feet on his knees. What a difference 1400 years makes.
4 years ago
The TERRORIST ATTACKS on DEFENSELESS CHRISTIANS only shows there is NO misinformation about the CULT of PIECES which is HIDING BEHIND a SO-CALLED “religion”. islam is nothing but a TOTALITARIAN POLITICAL SYSTEM of repression, slavery, murder and many other ILLEGAL actions which are recognized by CIVILIZED NATIONS!
