At least 137 people were killed in Sri Lanka on Sunday, police sources said, when a string of blasts ripped through high-end hotels and churches as worshippers attended Easter services.
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said at least 45 people had been killed in Colombo, where three hotels and a church were hit.
Another 67 were killed in an attack on a church in Negombo north of the capital, with another 25 dead at a church in the town of Batticaloa, in the east of the country.