Sri Lanka's Roman Catholic leader on Sunday condemned the Easter attacks as an insult to humanity as the country tearfully marked a week since six suicide bombers hit three churches and three luxury hotels.
The Archbishop of Colombo, Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, held a private mass after cancelling all public services amid fears of a repeat of the attacks which left 253 dead.
"What happened last Sunday is a great tragedy, an insult to humanity," the cardinal said.
Memorial Mass for the victims of the attack in Sri Lanka. The Most Reverend Mark Coleridge, Archbishop of Brisbane, led the Mass at the Cathedral of St Stephen. pic.twitter.com/UXw402zvfA
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A heavily guarded vigil was held outside St Anthony's Shrine in Colombo at 8.45am, the moment a bomber struck the church last week, killing dozens of worshippers.
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