Colombo
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa resigned by email Thursday, as protesters retreated from government buildings they had seized in the embattled country.
Churches in Colombo, Sri Lanka were closed after over 250 people were killed in suicide bombings on April 21.
Authorities said the militants detonated three explosives and opened fire during the raid.
The archbishop of Colombo and other religious leaders are cautioning Sri Lankans against attending worship services for the foreseeable future.
