Sri Lanka blasts live updates: Government declares emergency from midnight

The Colombo National Hospital spokesperson, Dr Samindi Samarakoon, said more than 300 people have been admitted with injuries: PTI

Minister of external affairs, Sushma Swaraj, said that she was in constant touch with Indian High Commissioner in Colombo, keeping a close watch on the situation.

Sources from two leading tourist hotels in Colombo also confirmed the explosions but did not give any details.

A source in the police bomb squad said that one of the explosions was at St Anthony's Church in Kochcikade, Colombo. "Our people are engaged in evacuating the casualties," the source said.

The hotels and one of the churches are in the nation's capital Colombo. The other church is in Negombo, north of Colombo.

Explosions have hit three churches and three hotels in and around the Sri Lankan capital of Colombo leaving at least 42 dead and more than 280 injured, police sources said.