ChinesePod News (April 22, 2019)
A wave of coordinated explosions have been reported across Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday. Three churches and three luxury hotels were subjected to the attacks. More than 200 people were reported dead and hundreds more injured, with expected death tolls to rise. Defense officials have linked the attacks to religious extremists and suicide bombers.
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连环 a series of
锁定 to target
罹难 to die in a disaster
激进份子extremist
宵禁 curfew
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