translated from Spanish: U.S. warns that terrorist groups might be planning more attacks in Sri Lanka

The United States State Department has alerted this Sunday in its travel recommendations from the danger that terrorist groups can continue planning possible attacks in Sri Lanka, a day when 290 people have lost their lives and 500 have been injured by a chain of six bombings, which occurred in a span of half an hour against three churches in the country and three five star hotels in the capital, Colombo, and other two subsequent explosions in a neighborhood east of the capital and in a Zoo South of this city.” Terrorist groups continue plotting possible attacks in Sri Lanka. “The terrorists can attack with little or no warning, targeting tourist sites, transport centres, markets or shopping centres, facilities of the local government, hotels, clubs, restaurants, places of worship or parks”, said the Bureau of Consular Affairs this Sunday on its website. This Sunday and after the attacks, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union, and cooperation also changed its recommendations for travel to the country, recommending “avoid all travel” to the area. “The local authorities have declared a curfew, communications are affected and air transport is suffering alterations”, they have remembered. In this sense, from the Department headed by Josep Borrell have urged Spaniards resident in Sri Lanka use extreme caution, stay in hotels or houses in which they find themselves, avoid public areas, follow the directions of the authorities premises and be attentive to the recommendations of the Embassy of Spain through social networks.

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