Sri Lanka court to deliver verdict in trial over 2019 Easter Sunday bombings

Sri Lanka is set to deliver the verdict in the trial of 24 men accused of plotting the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings, the deadliest attack against civilians in the country's history. The attack, carried out on April 21, 2019, killed 279 people, including 45 foreigners, and was allegedly carried out by a homegrown Islamist extremist group.

The trial, which has already made legal history with 23,270 charges filed, is scheduled to open at 9.30 am (0400 GMT) at the High Court of Colombo. If convicted, some defendants could face the death penalty, despite Sri Lanka's last execution taking place in 1976.

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