斯里兰卡爆炸遇害人数上升到359 Death toll of Sri Lanka's blasts surges to 359: police

The death toll(人数 rénshù) of the multiple explosions(爆炸 bàozhà) which ripped through Sri Lanka on Sunday has risen to 359, the police said Wednesday.

Children sit next to(挨着 āizhe) flowers left by mourners near St. Anthony's Shrine in Colombo on April 23, 2019, two days after a series of bomb blasts targeting(针对 zhēnduì) churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka. [Photo: AFP/Jewel SAMAD]

Over 34 foreign nationals are among those killed, the Foreign Ministry said.

Police Spokesperson Ruwan Gunasekara said that 18 more suspects(嫌疑人 xiányí rén) had been taken into custody in the early hours of Wednesday in continuous security operations launched by the police to arrest(逮捕 dàibǔ) all those involved in Sunday's explosions.

Gunasekara said four walkie-talkies and a motorcycle were also recovered by the police from a house in Warakapola, around 56 km away from capital Colombo.

So far in total, 58 suspects have been taken into custody since Sunday.

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上升 <动词 v.>

• Rise(to a higher point,degree, rank, etc)
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  湖泊水位继续上升。
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  The smoke ascends slowly to the sky.