Sri Lanka's High Court has convicted 15 men with murder and conspiracy to commit terrorism over the fatal 2019 Easter Sunday bombings.
The men will be sentenced at a later date.
Australians Manik Suriaaratchi and her daughter, Alexendria, were among those who lost their lives when a bomb exploded inside a church in Negombo, just north of the capital, Colombo.
While former police chief Pujith Jayasundara and former defence ministry secretary Hemasiri Fernando were sentenced to death, Sri Lanka has not carried out the death penalty since 1976, and the pair was expected to serve a life sentence instead.
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Sri Lanka's High Court has convicted 15 men with murder and conspiracy to commit terrorism over the fatal 2019 Easter Sunday bombings.
More than 260 people were killed in the attacks on hotels and churches, including two Australians.
The men will be sentenced at a later date.
The bombings, considered the deadliest in Sri Lanka's recent history, were carried out on three churches and three luxury tourist hotels.
Australians Manik Suriaaratchi and her daughter, Alexendria, were among those who lost their lives when a bomb exploded inside a church in Negombo, just north of the capital, Colombo.
The attacks by Islamic State-inspired terrorists also injured more than 500 people.
While former police chief Pujith Jayasundara and former defence ministry secretary Hemasiri Fernando were sentenced to death, Sri Lanka has not carried out the death penalty since 1976, and the pair was expected to serve a life sentence instead.
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