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BBC News, "Sri Lanka Attacks: Death Toll Revised Down by 'About 100'" (2019)

BBC News, April 2019

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BBC News reporting on Sri Lanka's Ministry of Health revising the Easter Sunday bombings death toll down from an initial police figure of three hundred fifty nine to two hundred fifty three, after officials found that the extensive mutilation of bodies at the blast sites had caused separate body parts to be counted as separate victims; the revised figure followed autopsies cross-referenced against DNA samples.

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A named international news organization reporting the Sri Lankan Ministry of Health's own official toll revision directly from government statements, corroborated by parallel reporting in France 24 and other outlets citing the same health ministry source; treated as a strong secondary tier below the government commission's own final report.
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This source backs 6 claims across the atlas. As facts: 2 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate. As cited relationships: 1 connected. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

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  • Articles, 4 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 connected, 1 general references.
  • Wars & Conflicts, 2 claims: 1 scholarly debate, 1 general references.
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