40 foreigners dead in Easter bombings - Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Colombo (News1st) - According to the latest information released from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 40 foreign nationals died in the Easter bombings. The fatalities were: 01 from Bangladesh 02 from China 11 from India 03 from Denmark 01 from Japan 01 from the Netherlands 01 from Portugal 02 from Saudi Arabia 02 from Spain 01 from Switzerland 02 from Turkey 06 from the UK 01 from USA 02 holding US and UK nationalities, 01 holding Swiss and Dutch nationalities 01 holding Dutch and Sri Lankan nationalities, 02 holding Australian and Sri Lankan nationalities. Human remains of 16 foreign nationals have been repatriated to date. The Ministry said additionally, 14 foreign nationals are unaccounted for at present and could be among the unidentified victims at the Colombo Judicial Medical Officer’s mortuary. Five foreign nationals injured in the attacks are receiving treatment at the Colombo South Teaching Hospital and private hospitals in Colombo while others have been discharged from hospital following treatment. An emergency hotline to assist families of the affected foreign nationals is operational at 0112323015.