A bomb went off near a church in Sri Lanka as it was being defused, a witness has claimed. But local media say that it was a controlled explosion by police, following the horrific attacks that killed 290 people.
A van apparently blew up when a police unit tried to defuse the explosives after cordoning off the area
Local media, however, reported that it was a controlled explosion near St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Colombo, and that the police cordoned off the area before detonating the device. Local reports suggested that there were no casualties.
Footage from the scene shows a white van parked in the middle of the road, before suddenly exploding.
