--- title: "Sri Lankan court convicts 14–15 men for 2019 Easter Sunday bombings" description: "Most outlets reported the conviction of 14–15 men in Sri Lanka’s High Court for the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings, noting the attacks killed between 270 and 279 people. Arab News Pakistan and The Nation both mentioned 15 men convicted, while Dawn reported 14 convictions out of 24 accused. Dawn also specified the number of deaths as 279, whereas the others cited 270." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/9903-sri-lanka-to-issue-verdict-in-landmark-easter-attack-trial site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Sri Lankan court convicts 14–15 men for 2019 Easter Sunday bombings world · updated 23 Sep 2026, 9:00 AM PKT · 22–23 Sep 2026 · 6 articles from 4 outlets over 2 developments ## How it developed Newest development first. Each carries its own coverage and, where we have one, our summary of it. ### 23 Sep 2026 — Sri Lankan court convicts 14–15 men for 2019 Easter Sunday bombings (3 outlets) > Most outlets reported the conviction of 14–15 men in Sri Lanka’s High Court for the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings, noting the attacks killed between 270 and 279 people. Arab News Pakistan and The Nation both mentioned 15 men convicted, while Dawn reported 14 convictions out of 24 accused. Dawn also specified the number of deaths as 279, whereas the others cited 270. - **Dawn** — [Sri Lanka convicts 14 over Easter Sunday massacre](https://www.dawn.com/news/2031998/sri-lanka-convicts-14-over-easter-sunday-massacre) · 23 Sep 2026, 9:00 AM PKT > COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s High Court convicted on Tuesday 14 of the 24 men accused of being directly involved in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings, which killed 279 people. The three-judge bench found that 14 of the accused were guilty on all charges, which included murder, conspiracy to commit terrorism and possessing firearms and explosives under the Prevention of Terrorism Act. A 15th defendant was... - **The Nation** — [Sri Lanka court convicts 15 men over deadly Easter Sunday bombings](https://www.nation.com.pk/23-Sep-2026/sri-lanka-court-convicts-15-men-deadly-easter-sunday-bombings) · 23 Sep 2026, 3:32 AM PKT · 89% identical wording to the newest filing > COLOMBO - Sri Lanka’s High Court has convicted 15 men who had been charged with plotting the 2019 Easter Sunday bomb attacks that killed 270 people and injured more than 500. - **Arab News Pakistan** — [Sri Lankan court sentences 15 men to life in prison for roles in deadly 2019 Easter bombings](https://www.arabnews.pk/world/sri-lankan-court-sentences-15-men-to-life-in-prison-for-roles-in-deadly-2019-easter-bombings-3002051) · 23 Sep 2026, 2:13 AM PKT · 77% identical wording to the newest filing ### 22 Sep 2026 — Sri Lanka to issue verdict in landmark Easter attack trial (2 outlets) > Most outlets led with the announcement that Sri Lanka was set to issue a verdict in the landmark trial of 24 men accused in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings. One excerpt added that the trial was for the deadliest attack on civilians in the country’s history. Another outlet reported the outcome, noting that 14 of the 24 men were convicted by the High Court. The framing shifted from the pending verdict to the actual sentencing in one of the excerpts. - **24 News HD** — [Sri Lanka convicts 14 over Easter Sunday massacre](https://www.24newshd.tv/22-Sep-2026/sri-lanka-convicts-14-easter-sunday-massacre) · 22 Sep 2026, 6:05 PM PKT > Sri Lanka's High Court convicted on Tuesday 14 of the 24 men accused of being directly involved in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings, which killed 279 people. - **Arab News Pakistan** — [Sri Lanka to issue verdict in landmark Easter attack trial](https://www.arabnews.pk/world/sri-lanka-to-issue-verdict-in-landmark-easter-attack-trial-3001943) · 22 Sep 2026, 5:47 AM PKT · 71% identical wording to the newest filing ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. 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