【復活節大屠殺】計錯數:死亡數字減一百

斯里蘭卡當局將連環炸彈襲擊的死亡人數向下修訂為 253 人。

Friends of Dhami Brandy, 13, who was killed during Easter Sunday's bomb blast at St. Sebastian Church, cries during funeral service in Negombo, Sri Lanka Thursday, April 25, 2019 (AAP)

Friends of a 13-year-old victim mourn her death. Source: AAP

早前當局公佈的死亡數字為 359 人。斯里蘭卡衛生部發表聲明指,由於涉及大量死者殘肢,導致當局重複計算部份死者。

聲明指:「很多受害者的屍體支離破碎...... 因此被重複計算。」

當局未有再仔細區分當地人及外國人的死亡數字。早前斯里蘭卡外交部表示,40 名死難者為外國人。
Friends of Dhami Brandy, 13, who was killed during Easter Sunday's bomb blast at St. Sebastian Church, cries during funeral service in Negombo, Sri Lanka Thursday, April 25, 2019 (AAP)
Friends of a 13-year-old victim mourn her death. Source: AAP
另外,當地警方指,警方至今經已針對多宗恐怖襲擊事件逮捕至少 58 人。總理維克勒馬辛哈(Ranil Wickremesinghe)則表示,相信有疑犯仍然在逃,身上可能有爆炸品。

另一方面,當地國防部官員調查後,承認部門之間出現重大情報失誤,否則可以避免或者將襲擊的影響減至最少。

總統西裡塞納(Maithripala Sirisena)在科倫坡主持全黨會議時亦宣布新的國防計劃,以確保國家安全將使人們安心。他又利用這次會議,敦促其政治對手(包括反對派領導人拉賈帕克薩 Mahinda Rajapaksa),共同努力改善斯里蘭卡的安全。

西裡塞納說:「我將加強國防能力,令平民生活恢復正常,並為人民創造一個和平生活的環境。」他表示,祈求黨內所有人合作,共同致力面對當前情況。
A woman grieves at the grave after a funeral for a person killed in the Easter Sunday attack on St. Sebastian's Church on April 25, 2019 in Negombo, Sri Lanka (AAP)
Funerals have been held for the victims of the Easter Sunday attacks. Source: AAP

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Published 26 April 2019 8:00pm
Updated 12 August 2022 3:34pm
By Winmas Yu, Ivan Leung
Source: AFP, SBS


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