Sri Lanka mayhem on Easter Sunday in pictures

Sri Lankan military officials stand guard in front of the St. Anthony's Shrine at Kochchikade in Colombo where an explosion occurred on Sunday | Photo: Reuters

Sri Lanka declared a nationwide curfew after suicide bombers carried out a string of well-planned deadly explosions, mostly in Colombo, on Easter Sunday leaving 200 dead and around 500 injured in the island's bloodiest day since the civil war ended a decade ago.

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