Community members, religious leaders, and victim support groups across Negombo observed proceedings closely today, September 22, 2026, as the Colombo High Court Trial-at-Bar continued landmark hearings regarding the 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks.

Security measures were heightened around judicial complexes as the court deliberated on critical forensic evidence and testimonies concerning attacks on St. Sebastian's Church in Katuwapitiya and other targets. Negombo parish representatives emphasized that the community remains united in prayer and steadfast in its pursuit of transparent judicial accountability and permanent national reconciliation.