Most of the victims were Sri Lankan, from all walks of life: a top chef, a teenage basketball player, an auto-rickshaw driver, a carpenter. Reflective photo essay by @dansiddiqui of what innocent victims of the callous #EasterSundayAttacksSL left behind in their homes, workplaces, a TV studio & a basketball court. #SriLanka https://t.co/xoab63wVUi — Omar Rajarathnam (@ORajarathnam) May 17, 2019Empty classroomsIn Batticaloa, on Sri Lanka's east coast, 14 children were among the 29 killed in a blast at the Zion Church. Nothing is left," said his father, Arasaratnam Verl, as he looked at Jackson's jerseys and basketball. Schools across Sri Lanka have begun to reopen but in Batticaloa, one student, nine-year-old Kevin Kuventhirarasa, will never return.

Source: Dhaka Tribune May 17, 2019 04:52 UTC