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One of 9 bombers was a woman: Sri Lankan minister

Reuters . Colombo
A suspected suicide bomber carries a backpack on a street in Negombo, Sri Lanka 21 April 2019 in this still image taken from a CCTV handout footage of Easter Sunday attacks released on 23 April 2019. CCTV/Siyatha News via Reuters
A suspected suicide bomber carries a backpack on a street in Negombo, Sri Lanka 21 April 2019 in this still image taken from a CCTV handout footage of Easter Sunday attacks released on 23 April 2019. CCTV/Siyatha News via Reuters

One of the nine bombers that detonated explosives in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday was a woman, deputy defence minister Ruwan Wijewardene told reporters on Wednesday.

The blasts at hotels and churches have so far killed at least 359 people, the deadliest such event in south Asia's history.

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