the Explosion must have occurred at 12.30 pm-the time next to the St. Anthony church, one of the churches in the capital Colombo that were exposed to the attacks during Sunday’s many acts, according to news agency Reuters, that have witness testimony from the site.

a small puff of smoke and the barriers of distance. It is unclear if anyone has been damaged in the explosion, which must have occurred during an attempt to defuse an explosive device.

According to The Guardian envoy on the spot, it was a controlled explosion by the police, directed against a suspicious package in the van, he writes in a clarification on Twitter.

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