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mo4ch:>‘Controlled explosion’ near cinema in Colombo, Sri Lanka as police discover ‘suspicious’ bike | Mo4ch News

A bomb squad carried out a “controlled explosion” near a movie in Colombo, Sri Lanka after police discovered a "suspicious" scooter, while dealing with the aftermath of a series of bombings that killed 359 people.The controlled explosion was conducted on Wednesday near the Savoy Theatre in the Wellawatte neighborhood of Colombo, Sri Lanka’s largest city.Also on rt.comSri Lanka bombings ‘retaliation’ for New Zealand mosques massacre – ministerPolice discovered a “suspicious motorbike” parked outside of the cinema and decided to destroy it after they couldn’t open its seat, the junior defense minister, Ruwan Wijewardene, told reporters.It comes on the heels of the April 21 suicide bombings, which targeted several Christian churches and luxury hotels across the country, with the majority of the attacks taking place in Colombo.According to the latest information from Wijewardene, the death toll from the Easter Sunday bombing has risen to 359 people, including 39 foreigners. Earl…