Today in Pictures, April 22, 2019

Bomb blast in Negombo, Sri Lanka, stone stacking competition in Dunbar, Scotland, and other pictures from around the world in Today in Pictures.

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Apr 22, 2019, 10:36 AM

Crime scene officials inspect the site of a bomb blast inside a church in Negombo, Sri Lanka April 21, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS

Pedro Duran from Spain competes in the European Stone Stacking Championships 2019 in Dunbar, Scotland, on April 21, 2019. Stackers compete in four competitions creating sculptures using stones and balancing them using only the force of gravity. PHOTO: AFP

Malaysian carrier Firefly’s aircraft receiving a water cannon salute at Singapore's Seletar Airport after completing its inaugural flight from Subang Airport on April 21, 2019. PHOTO: THE STRAITS TIMES/KEVIN LIM

A wooden wheel wich has been stuffed with straw and set alight rolls down a hill during the celebration of the traditional 'Osterraederlauf' in Luegde, Germany, April 21, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS

Aerial picture showing sawdust rugs decorating a street in the Brazilian historic city of Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais State, on April 21, 2019 before an Easter procession representing the resurrection of Christ. PHOTO: AFP

People wear decorated hats during the annual NYC Easter Parade and Bonnet Festival on 5th Avenue in Manhattan on April 21, 2019 in New York City. PHOTO: AFP

People look on as kites in various shapes fly in the sky during the International Kite Festival in Weifang, Shandong province, China April 20, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS

People visit the poppy fields at the Antelope Valley Poppy Reserve in Lancaster, California on April 21, 2019 to view the orange Poppies and other wildflowers as a super bloom of wildflowers have exploded across California's once-parched hills this Spring following a particularly wet winter season. PHOTO: AFP

Climate change activists parade around Parliament Square in London on April 21, 2019, on the seventh day of an environmental protest by the Extinction Rebellion group. PHOTO: AFP

Nashville Predators left wing Austin Watson (51) makes faces at his daughter Olivia before the game against the Dallas Stars in game five of the first round of the 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Bridgestone Arena on Apr 20, 2019 in Nashville, TN, USA. PHOTO: USA TODAY SPORTS

Boxer Teofimo Lopez celebrates winning the fight against former two-time European champion Edis Tatli in Madison Square Garden, New York, U.S. on April 20, 2019. PHOTO: ACTION IMAGES VIA REUTERS

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