Bomber Patiently Queued For Easter Breakfast Before Setting Off Explosives.

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The bomber, a Sri Lankan, checked in giving an address that turned out to be false, saying he was in the city for business. The bomber waited patiently in a queue for the Easter Sunday (April 21) breakfast buffet at Sri Lanka's Cinnamon Grand hotel before setting off explosives strapped to his back.





Carrying a plate, the man, who had registered at the hotel the night before as Mohamed Azzam Mohamed, was just about to be served when he set off his devastating strike in the packed restaurant, a manager at the Sri Lankan hotel said.





"There was utter chaos," said the manager, who spoke to AFP on condition of anonymity as he is not allowed to speak for the company.





The Taprobane restaurant at the hotel was having one of its busiest days of the year for the Easter holiday weekend.





"It was 8.30am and it was busy. It was families," the manager told AFP.





"He came up to the top of the queue and set off the blast," he added.





"One of our managers who was welcoming guests was among those killed instantly."





The bomber also died. Parts of his body were found intact by police and taken away.





Police and security personnel inspecting casualties at the site of an explosion at St Anthony's Church in Colombo on April 21, 2019.





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