# Sri Lanka court convicts 15 men over deadly Easter Sunday bombings

https://mins.news/en/item/68886

- BBC News, 2026-09-22 12:29 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqy7z275yx65o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Sri Lanka’s High Court has handed lengthy prison terms to 15 men convicted of plotting the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings, which killed 270 people and injured more than 500. Prosecutors identified Naufer Moulavi as the mastermind; nine others were acquitted.

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