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Cardinal criticizes Sri Lankan government for not taking precautions
By MICHAEL SAINSBURY, Catholic News Service
Published April 23, 2019Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith of Colombo, Sri Lanka, has blamed the country’s authorities for the security lapse he claims could have prevented Easter bombings, in which the death toll surpassed 320. The cardinal traveled to the fishing village of Negombo, where more than 1,000 people gathered to mourn the dead in a service he led.