Witness describes atmosphere in Colombo during hotel bombings
Bhanuka Harischandra was running a little late for his meeting Sunday.
People were telling him not to come in, it wasn't safe. Still, the car pulled around to the front of the hotel and Harischandra saw the aftermath of a bombing. People were being evacuated, others were being dragged. Blood and ambulances were everywhere. He decided to go to the Cinnamon Grand Hotel, where he thought it would be safe. But just after he was dropped at the luxury hotel and about to enter the building, he heard another bomb go off.His car had left, so he hailed a motorized rickshaw and went to meet friends at a coffee shop. They contacted other friends, trying to make sure everyone they knew was safe.Over the course of the day, eight bombs exploded at churches and luxury hotels in and near Colombo, killing more than 200 people.
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