# Sri Lanka: 15 men jailed for life over 2019 Easter bombings

https://mins.news/en/item/70035

- DW, 2026-09-23 05:07 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/sri-lanka-15-men-jailed-for-life-in-2019-easter-bombings/a-79382342?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> A High Court in Colombo has sentenced 15 men to between 200 and 260 years in prison over Sri Lanka’s 2019 Easter bombings. Fourteen were convicted on all charges, while one was found guilty of some offenses; nine others were acquitted. The attacks on churches and hotels killed 279 people and injured 574.

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