2019 Easter bombings killed hundreds and broke Sri Lanka families

Mr Xavier Christiraj is still waiting for justice for his 27-year-old son who died in a blast on April 21, 2019. ST PHOTO: ROHINI MOHAN
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COLOMBO - As April 21 approaches, Mr Xavier Christiraj, 60, has been feeling his chest tighten.

Three years ago that day, his 27-year-old son Johnne Clinton Christiraj was killed with 57 others in an explosion during Easter mass at the St Anthony's Shrine in Kochchikade neighbourhood of Colombo.

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