▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁Temple ▁of ▁the ▁To oth ▁attack ▁and ▁Bomb ▁attack ▁to ▁the ▁Kat ar ag ama ▁Es ala ▁process ion ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁assass in ations ▁of ▁political ▁riv als ▁and ▁other ▁who ▁opposed ▁Marx ists ▁principles , ▁the ▁J VP / D J V ▁were ▁also ▁involved ▁in ▁many ▁attacks ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁and ▁private ▁property ▁such ▁as ▁burning ▁of ▁public ▁transport ▁vehicles , ▁bl ast ing ▁transform ers ▁and ▁destroy ing ▁util ities ▁etc . ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁E aster ▁bomb ings ▁were ▁the ▁first ▁acts ▁of ▁terror ism ▁that ▁occurred ▁after ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁civil ▁war ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁E ight ▁explos ions ▁took ▁place ▁on ▁E aster ▁Sunday ▁ 2 1 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁at ▁three ▁c atholic ▁churches ▁located ▁in ▁Col om bo , ▁Neg om bo ▁and ▁Batt ical oa ▁( St . ▁Anthony ' s ▁S hr ine , ▁St . ▁Sebastian ' s ▁Church , ▁and ▁Z ion ▁Church ) ▁and ▁three ▁lux ury ▁hot els ▁in ▁the ▁commercial ▁capital ▁Col om bo ▁( Sh ang ril a ▁Hotel , ▁C inn am on ▁Grand ▁Hotel ▁and ▁Kings bury ▁Hotel ). ▁ 2 5 9 ▁people ▁were ▁killed , ▁including ▁at ▁least ▁ 4 5 ▁foreign ers , ▁and ▁over ▁ 5 0 0 ▁more ▁were ▁injured . ▁A ▁local ▁Islam ist ▁terror ist ▁group ▁known ▁as