
Sri Lanka: the nation mourns
Sri Lanka holds its first mass funeral for the victims of Sunday's bomb blasts.
Sri Lanka has held its first mass funeral amid a day of mourning for the victims of Sunday's bomb blasts. A state of emergency is in effect to prevent further attacks. The Islamic State group claimed the attack on Tuesday. Sri Lanka's government has blamed the blasts on local Islamist group National Thowheed Jamath. We get the latest from our reporter in Colombo.
Also amid talk of a possible rise in tension between religious groups in the country, we hear a conversation among Christians, Muslims and Buddhists living in Sri Lanka.
And the world's first malaria vaccine is being piloted in Malawi today. We speak to our health reporter about its possible significance.
(Photo: Funeral near St Sebastian Church on April 23, 2019 in Negombo, Sri Lanka. Credit: Carl Court/Getty Images)
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