COLOMBO: Sri Lankan police on Sunday reported there had been a seventh explosion, the fourth at a hotel, following six reported at hotels and churches earlier in the day that killed nearly 158 people.
The latest explosion to be reported was at a hotel near the national zoo, which is in an area near the capital .
“There was an explosion in a hotel in near the zoo,” a police official told adding that there were no further details available.
An eyewitness on local TV said he saw some body parts including a severed head lying on the ground near the hotel.
Zoo officials declared the zoo closed after the blast.
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