#breaking The initial intelligence indications are the group responsible for the attacks in Sri Lanka was inspired by ISIS, a US official directly familiar with the initial US assessment tells @barbarastarrcnn. The official said at least four US citizens killed.

— Will Ripley (@willripleyCNN) April 22, 2019

• Sri Lankans have observed three minutes of silence at the start of a national day of mourning for the victims of Sunday’s bomb attacks.


• The death toll remains just under 300, with some 500 injured.


• Parliament will resume on Tuesday with a statement expected from the prime minister.


• A second night of national curfew lifted at 4am local time but a state of emergency came into force at midnight on Monday night.


• Local victims and those injured are to receive financial compensation., damaged churches will be renovated at government expense.


• No group has claimed responsibility for the attacks but questions continue to be asked about what the Sri Lankan government knew about the bombings prior to Sunday. On Monday it emerged that authorities were warned of possible incidents two weeks ago.


• A blackout on social media in Sri Lanka continues.


• Interpol has deployed a response at the request of Sri Lankan authorities.

#UPDATE: 10th Colombo bomb explosion (about an hour ago) was a very powerful bomb. Sri Lankan police look to have just decided to attach a wire and set the full thing off and forget about any ‘controlled explosion’ idea. Huge fireball. -via @Natsecjeff pic.twitter.com/wK2pzHNHDQ

— ELINT News (@ELINTNews) April 22, 2019