Suzanne Lach and her 10-year-old daughter, Alexandra, died in the church of explosion in Negambo,. (fb)
Nearly 300 people, including an Australian woman and her 10-year-old daughter, were killed in a series of suicide-style bomb attacks in Sri Lanka on April 21 (Easter) at churches and luxury hotels.
According to the Sydney Morning Herald, two Australians were killed in the attack, which has been identified as Suryala (Manik Suriaaratchi) and her daughter, Alexandra (Alexendria). They are understood to have been killed in explosion, a church in (Negombo), Negambo. The main religion in the city is Catholicism.
On the afternoon of April 22, Prime Minister Mosuisse (Scott Morrison) personally announced the deaths of the two men. He said one of the victims held dual citizenship; both settled in Sri Lanka.
"Sri Lanka is mourning, Australia is mourning," Mosuisse said. In this terrible massacre, two Australians lost their lives. My heart is full of sorrow for them and their families, and I believe that is true for all Australians. "
Pereira (Lucien Pereira), a friend of the deceased, said the family of three began living in Sri Lanka in 2014, when explosion occurred when Soodesh (Sudesh), her husband, was out and escaped. Pereira said: "they are beautiful and kind-hearted and helpful. They are ordinary people, good people. I can`t believe we lost them. "
Friends and relatives pay tribute on social media to the mother and daughter of Sulya Rachi. It was a real shock to know that you were no longer with us, someone wrote. You lost your life on the holy day, in the holy place. Alice (or Alexandra) and your sweet memories will always be in our faith. May you rest in peace. "
Two of the 500 injured, including a 55-year-old woman and a 25-30-year-old woman, were also among the 500 injured, Mr Mosuisse said. One of them was wounded by shrapnel and the other had a broken leg, but the condition was stable.
Mr Mosuisse said it was not yet clear that no other Australians were affected and that if explosion affected other dual-nationality Australians, they would also be identified as Australians.
The majority of the 290 victims were citizen, Sri Lanka, and 39 foreign tourists. Two Chinese citizen were killed in explosion, according to Chinese state media.
Deceased also includes three children of Anders Holch Povlsen, Denmark`s richest man. Bestseller, an international clothing chain, is the UK`s largest private land holder and the largest single shareholder in Asos, a popular online fashion retailer.
The United States, Japan and Portugal have also confirmed that their own citizen was killed in the incident.
On April 22, authorities found more bomb throughout Sri Lanka. Police found 87 detonators. in a busy bus stop in Colombo, the capital At 8: 00 that night, the local government announced the imposition of a curfew. (Zhai Longwei)
