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  "id": 9204594,
  "title": "Sri Lanka hands 220-year jail terms to 15 convicted of Easter bombings",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/sri-lanka-hands-220-year-jail-terms-to-15-convicted-of-easter-bombings-9204594",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-22T21:22:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/highlight/2026/09/23/sri-lanka-hands-220-year-jail-terms-to-15-convicted-of-easter-bombings"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Sri Lanka's High Court has sentenced 15 men to 220 years in prison for their direct involvement in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings, which killed 279 people. All 14 of the accused were found guilty on all charges, including murder, conspiracy to commit terrorism, and possessing firearms and explosives under the Prevention of Terrorism Act. One defendant was found guilty of some charges, while nine others were acquitted. The court also ordered the confiscation of all property and assets of the convicted men. This marks the first criminal prosecution directly linked to the coordinated bombings, which were carried out by a homegrown Islamist extremist group.",
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        "title": "Sri Lanka: 14 convicted over Easter Sunday bombings that killed 279",
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        "title": "Sri Lanka court convicts 15 over deadly 2019 Easter bombings",
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        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Fifteen guilty in 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings: What the verdict says",
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        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Sri Lankan court convicts 15 men over roles in deadly 2019 Easter bombings",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/sri-lankan-court-convicts-15-men-over-roles-in-deadly-2019-easter",
        "published": "2026-09-22T18:40:45.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Sri Lanka hands 220-year jail terms to 15 convicted of Easter bombings",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/sri-lanka-hands-220-year-jail-terms-to-15-convicted-of-easter-bombings",
        "published": "2026-09-22T19:40:45.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Sri Lankan court sentences 15 men to life in prison for roles in deadly 2019 Easter bombings",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/sri-lankan-court-sentences-15-men-to-life-in-prison-for-roles-in",
        "published": "2026-09-22T19:51:36.000Z"
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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."
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