A new explosion took place in a hotel in Colombo, Sri Lanka, a few hours after an initial series of explosions, including three in churches where Easter Mass was celebrated.

A new explosion occurred early Sunday afternoon in a hotel in the capital of Sri Lanka, killing two, the Colombo police said.

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The explosion occurred at a hotel in Dehiwala, a southern suburb of Colombo, police spokesman Ruwan Gunasekera said. Sri Lanka is affected on Easter Sunday by a series of attacks, which have killed at least 158 ​​people at this stage.

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