Five of the deadliest terrorist attacks on houses of worship, 1970-2018

More than 250 were killed in the Easter attacks on hotels and churches in Sri Lanka. Here’s how that number compares.

A November 2017 attack on a mosque on Egypt's Sinai Peninsula killed 311, including at least 27 children.

A November 2014 suicide attack on a mosque in Kano, Nigeria, killed 120.

A May 2002 mortar attack on a church in Bojaya, Colombia killed 119, including more than 40 children.

Militants killed at least 112 in two mosques in an August 1990 attack near Kattankudy, Sri Lanka.

At least 100 died in a suicide bomb attack on a mosque in Karbala, Iraq, on March 2, 2004.

A November 2017 attack on a mosque on Egypt's Sinai Peninsula killed 311, including at least 27 children.

A November 2014 suicide attack on a mosque in Kano, Nigeria, killed 120.

A May 2002 mortar attack on a church in Bojaya, Colombia killed 119, including more than 40 children.

Militants killed at least 112 in two mosques in an August 1990 attack near Kattankudy, Sri Lanka.

At least 100 died in a suicide bomb attack on a mosque in Karbala, Iraq, on March 2, 2004.

A November 2017 attack on a mosque on Egypt's Sinai Peninsula killed 311, including at least 27 children.

A November 2014 suicide attack on a mosque in Kano, Nigeria, killed 120.

A May 2002 mortar attack on a church in Bojaya, Colombia killed 119, including more than 40 children.

Militants killed at least 112 in two mosques in an August 1990 attack near Kattankudy, Sri Lanka.

At least 100 died in a suicide bomb attack on a mosque in Karbala, Iraq, on March 2, 2004.