2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/2019_Sri_Lanka_Easter_bombings

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:terrorist_attack
gptkbp:affectedChurch	gptkb:St._Anthony's_Shrine,_Kochchikade gptkb:St._Sebastian's_Church,_Negombo gptkb:Zion_Church,_Batticaloa
gptkbp:affectedHotel	gptkb:Cinnamon_Grand_Hotel,_Colombo gptkb:Kingsbury_Hotel,_Colombo gptkb:Shangri-La_Hotel,_Colombo
gptkbp:arrested	yes
gptkbp:casualties	269
gptkbp:claimedBy	gptkb:Islamic_State_of_Iraq_and_the_Levant
gptkbp:condemnedBy	gptkb:Pope_Francis gptkb:United_Nations world leaders
gptkbp:date	2019-04-21
gptkbp:enemyOf	bomber
gptkbp:followedBy	increased anti-terror operations
gptkbp:governmentResponse	security reforms resignations of officials parliamentary investigations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings
gptkbp:impact	religious tensions increased security tourism decline
gptkbp:injuries	over 500
gptkbp:investigatedBy	gptkb:Interpol gptkb:Sri_Lankan_Police
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:mediaCoverage	global
gptkbp:motive	Islamic extremism
gptkbp:notableFeature	coordinated attacks largest attack in Sri Lanka since civil war occurred on Easter Sunday targeted Christians targeted tourists
gptkbp:notableVictim	gptkb:Shantha_Mayadunne gptkb:Zahran_Hashim children foreign nationals
gptkbp:numberOfAttacks	8
gptkbp:perpetrator	gptkb:National_Thowheeth_Jama'ath gptkb:Islamic_State_of_Iraq_and_the_Levant
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:2018_Kattankudy_mosque_bombings
gptkbp:response	state of emergency declared curfew imposed social media ban
gptkbp:target	gptkb:church hotels
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Islamic_State_of_Iraq_and_the_Levant
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5