Sri Lankan security forces secure the area near St. Anthony's Shrine after an explosion hit St. Anthony's Church in Colombo on April 21, 2019.Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings.Sri Lankan authorities have blocked most social media services in the country following the Easter Sunday attacks that killed more than 200 people, a group that monitors internet censorship said.
The defense ministry said the shutdown would extend until the government concludes its investigation into the bomb blasts that rocked churches, luxury hotels and other sites."What we've seen is that when social media is shut down, it creates a vacuum of information that's readily exploited by other parties," said Alp Toker, executive director of the London-based group."It can add to the sense of fear and can cause panic.
It isn't the first time Sri Lanka has blocked social media. The government imposed a weeklong ban in March 2018 because of concerns that WhatsApp and other platforms were being used to fan anti-Muslim violence in the country's central region.
C'mon msnbc. 'Another explosion has taken place...' How about? Sri Lankan police performed a controlled_detonation Monday of a suspicious van near St. Anthony’s church, which was one of the churches targeted in Sunday’s coordinated attacks in Colombo.
'The old law about an 'eye for an eye' leaves everybody blind.' -- Martin Luther King, jr (1929-1968) USA Nobel Peace Prize Laureate -- Peace non-violence civil rights movement
The religion of peace and love on full display
colbymommy Anyone who attacks a place of worship can't even be considered an animal. Perhaps a bug of some sort.
Killed 290 Christians. Peace-loving people who don't force anyone to follow their beliefs. Say it MSDNC. Christians. Maybe you could put one of your non-reporter reporters on finding out how many Christians have been killed in the past 12 months. Admit there's a trend.
Jesus christ, not again please
Nobody in SriLanka saw your performative empathy in the form of candle emojis. What a waste.
I bet Joe's dead Interns family didn't celebrate Easter yesterday. Their Holidays haven't been the same in almost 19 years
Oh Lord! Prayers for Sri Lanka
Why is your tweet different than the article?
just like the American viewers when it comes to CNN maddow morningmika We only laugh at the Fake news and Bimbos
Let me help you out.
Attn: Law Enforcement. Keep an eye on anyone who 'likes' this post.
Why do you harass people while at church? Big time disrespectful
Irresponsible to continue to suppress the info on the terrorists. Even nytimesworld gave in.