Attacks in Sri Lanka. The death toll increased to 258 after the death of a US official

The toll of the jihadist attacks on Easter Sunday in Sri Lanka rose to 258 dead, after the death of a US official stationed in that country for the US Department of Commerce.

A US official injured in the jihadist attacks on Easter Sunday in Sri Lanka died of her injuries, the United States Embassy said on Wednesday, bringing the death toll to 258, including 45 foreigners.

U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka Alaina Teplitz paid tribute to official Chelsea Decaminada, who was stationed there for the U.S. Department of Commerce, who was seriously injured in the April 21 attacks, while she was at the Shangri-La Hotel in Colombo, hit by suicide bombers. Evacuated to Singapore for treatment, she succumbed to her injuries last weekend.

44 foreigners among the victims

The Sri Lankan authorities had previously reported 257 dead, including 44 foreigners, and nearly 500 injured.

Suicide bombers blew themselves up on April 21 in luxury hotels and Christian churches during the celebration of Easter Mass. The jihadist organization Islamic State (IS) claimed responsibility for the attacks, carried out by Sri Lankan Islamists.

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