Sri Lanka Blasts Live: Nine Indians among 290 killed in Easter Sunday explosions

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo vowed Monday that the United States will keep fighting "radical Islamic terror" after devastating attacks in Sri Lanka that targeted churches on Easter and hotels.

Two more Indians confirmed dead in Sri Lanka blasts, tweets Sushma Swaraj.

Another fresh explosion rocked Colombo on Monday. The blast took place in a van near a church in where scores of people were killed on Sunday. Bomb squad officials were trying to defuse it when the bomb went off, according to news agency Reuters.

Sri Lanka police finds 87 bomb detonators at Colombo's main bus stand.

Coast Guard on high alert along the maritime boundary with Sri Lanka. Ships and maritime surveillance aircraft Dornier deployed on the maritime border to prevent any attempts by suicide bombing perpetrators to escape from Sri Lanka.

Sri Lankan President to declare nationwide emergency from midnight, reports Reuters 

National Thowheed Jamath responsible for Easter attacks, says govt. The government admits to massive intelligence failure, issues apology to the victims. Lanka was alerted by a friendly country on April 4.

Sri Lankan authorities order curfew in Colombo from 8 pm to 4 am, reports Reuters.

7 JDS members who travelled to Sri Lanka are missing. These JDS members left to Sri Lanka on 20th of April after finishing Election Campaigning for Veerappa Moily. No information about their whereabouts them.

High Commission of India in Sri Lanka confirms death of two more Indian nationals, K G Hanumantharayappa & M Rangappa in the bomb blasts in Sri Lanka yesterday. So far, death of six Indians have killed in Sri Lanka blasts.

There were disruptions to flights, but Sri Lanka's national carrier Sri Lankan has already asked leaving passengers to report to check-in counters at least four hours prior to departure because of tight security checks at the Bandaranaike International airport.

Police have arrested 24 suspects till now in connection with attacks on churches and hotels.

Death toll from attacks on Sri Lankan churches and hotels rises to 290, about 500 wounded, says police spokesman.

Sri Lankan police have arrested 13 men in connection with bomb blasts on churches and hotels that killed more than 200 people, officials said Monday. Authorities have not made public details on those held after Sunday's attacks. But a police source told AFP the 13 were detained at two locations in and around Colombo. The source said the 13 men are from the same radical group.