Explosions in churches and hotels in Sri Lanka: American 4 died, including a child

22 on April, a spokesman for the US embassy in Colombo, Sri Lanka, confirmed: at least four US citizens were killed in explosions in churches and hotels in the country on Easter Sunday.

Photo: Facebook St.Sebastian's Church, Katuwapitiya, Negombo, Sri Lanka.

The spokeswoman said she could not provide any further details "due to privacy concerns and out of respect for the families," she wrote. CBS News.

Earlier on April 21, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that the identities of several Americans were “confirmed” among the dead. At that time, their names were not mentioned. Today the data on some of the victims was announced.

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One of the four US citizens killed in the Sri Lanka bombings has been identified by his employer. The deceased, Dieter Kowalski, was a senior manager of the operational and technical services group of the international company Pearson. The company produces products and services in the field of education.

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John Fallon, CEO of a UK-owned company, said that Kowalski had barely managed to check into a hotel during a business trip when an explosion was heard.

“I regret having to share the terrible news that our colleague, Dieter Kowalski, was killed yesterday during the Easter Sunday atrocities in Colombo, Sri Lanka,” the CEO said in a public statement posted on his LinkedIn account. “Dieter had just arrived at his hotel, where many of our colleagues had stayed over the years, and was killed in an explosion.”

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“Colleagues who knew Dieter well talk about what a positive, inspiring and generous person he was,” Fallon added. “They talk about a person to whom we could hand over the most complex technical problems, knowing full well that he would do everything to help us figure it out.”

It is reported that Kowalski lived constantly in the suburbs of Denver.

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Dieter Kowalski's family from Madison, Wis., Was notified of his death on Sunday, 21 April. His mother, Inge Kowalski, remains in touch with the embassy and wants to return her son's body to the United States. She says the family is shocked by what happened.

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A fifth-grader from Washington, DC is also identified among the dead, writes Baltimore CBS Local.

Sidwell Friends, a famous private school in northwestern Columbia, where Chelsea Clinton studied, as well as Sasha and Malia Obama, sent letters to parents about the death of a school student in Sri Lanka.

The letter said that a student of 5 class Kiran Shafritz de Zoys died as a result of explosions. The student was temporarily in Sri Lanka and planned to return to studying at Sidwell Friends in the new academic year.

“Kieran was passionate about learning, he loved his friends and he was incredibly excited to be returning to Sidwell Friends for the new school year. We very much regret that we will not have the opportunity to invite Kieran to the high school,” wrote representatives of the school.

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At least 290 people died and 500 injured as a result of nine explosions in churches and hotels in Sri Lanka, happened 21 April. Sri Lankan officials say that the main attacks were perpetrated by seven suicide bombers from a local militant Muslim group.

President Donald Trump contacted the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka and expressed his condolences in connection with the Easter attacks that killed hundreds of people.

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White House Deputy Press Secretary Hogan Gidley stated that Trump rang Ranila Wickremesing on the morning of April 22. Trump promised Sri Lanka the support of the United States in bringing those responsible to justice, and the leaders reaffirmed their commitment to fighting global terrorism.

The terrorist attack on Sri Lanka has affected residents of different countries.

The explosions on the island of Sri Lanka killed three out of four children of the Danish billionaire Anders Holh Povlsen, co-owner of the online store Asos, writes Medusa. The last photo of children in father's instagram:

Photo: Instagram screenshot

This information was confirmed by the official representative of the company Bestseller, which is owned by Povlsen. He declined further comment.

BBC notes that the Povlsen family went to Sri Lanka for the Easter holidays.

As ForumDaily wrote earlier:

• In the cities of Sri Lanka April 21 a series of explosions occurred. In the morning, almost simultaneously, three hotels in the center of Colombo (Shangri-La, Cinnamon Grand and Kingsbury Hotel) and three Catholic churches were subjected to attacks: one in the capital, one in its suburb Negombo, another one in the resort town Battikaloa. In the churches at this time were Easter services. After a few hours, two more explosions occurred at a short interval in Colombo.
• As local media reported, citing a police statement, 207 people were victims of attacks, 450 were injured. Later this number increased to 290. The largest death toll in Negombo is the 104 person. Among the victims of the explosions there are at least 35 foreigners - lodgers of hotels: it was known, in particular, about the deaths of citizens of the Netherlands and the USA. Russians among the dead and injured there.
• A curfew has been announced in Sri Lanka, access to the most popular messengers and social networks has been blocked.

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