Video footage shows a huge blast ripping apart a vehicle near a church in Sri Lanka as a bomb squad tried to defuse a device left in a parked van.
Media reports said the blast was a “controlled explosion,” but it looks anything but controlled.
Footage of the defused bomb by the bomb disposal unit . #lka #srilanka #video pic.twitter.com/PGMoj1TSoy
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The device was located near St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Colombo — one of three Christian sites targeted during the wave of attacks on Sunday.
“Though it appears police had cordoned off the area, interestingly in the video produced by Reuters a police officer or bomb tech can be seen running away from the van seconds before it explodes, which suggests something may have gone wrong,” reports Zero Hedge.
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The explosion confirms fears that more bombs could be hidden in urban areas following the discovery of a large pipe bomb at the country’s main international airport yesterday.
24 people have been arrested in connection with the bombings, carried out by Islamic terrorists, although no single group has yet claimed responsibility.
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