{
  "id": 9138255,
  "title": "Sri Lanka court convicts 15 men over deadly Easter Sunday bombings",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/sri-lanka-court-convicts-15-men-over-deadly-easter-sunday-bombings",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-22T12:29:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BBC World",
    "slug": "bbc-world",
    "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqy7z275yx65o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The High Court in Sri Lanka has convicted 15 men for their alleged role in plotting the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings that claimed 270 lives and injured over 500 others. Among the convicted is Naufer Moulavi, who prosecutors claim orchestrated the suicide bombings. Nine others were acquitted. The simultaneous blasts targeted three churches and three luxury hotels, marking the deadliest attack on Sri Lanka since the end of the civil war in 2009. Forty-five foreigners lost their lives in the tragedy. All the perpetrators perished in the blasts. Initial investigations attributed the attack to Islamist extremists, with the indicted 25 men hailing from Sri Lanka's Muslim minority. One accused met his end while in custody. The accused faced more than 23,000 charges, encompassing murder, conspiracy to commit terrorism, and firearm possession. This developing story will be further updated with additional details soon. For the most current updates, please refresh the page or follow @BBCBreaking on X.",
  "summary": "The 2019 attacks were the deadliest the country had seen since the end of its civil war.",
  "key_points": [
    "15 men convicted for 2019 Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka",
    "Naufer Moulavi alleged to have orchestrated the suicide attacks",
    "270 people killed, 45 foreigners among the victims"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "Sri Lanka court convicts 15 men over deadly Easter Sunday bombings",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/sri-lanka-court-convicts-15-men-over-deadly-easter-sunday-bombings-9140562",
        "published": "2026-09-22T12:42:08.000Z"
      }
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}