Six out of eight explosions which were reported yesterday have been confirmed as suicide bombings, the Government Analysts Department confirmed a short while ago.
Accordingly, the attacks which had taken place at the Shangri-La, Kingsbury, and Cinnamon Grand hotels and also at St Anthony's Church in Kotahena, St. Sebastians Church in Katuwapitiya, and the Zeon Church in Batticaloa have been identified as suicide bombings.
A total of seven suicide bombers had carried out these explosions, the Government Analyst said.
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