The deadly bombings that struck Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday have led many foreign visitors to stay away from the island nation. The Lonely Planet travel guide named Sri Lanka as its top nation for travelers in 2019. The country is known for its beautiful beaches, ancient ruins, wildlife and parks. But on April 21, more than 250 people were killed in several bomb attacks at hotels and churches. Among the dead were 45 foreigners, including visitors from China, India, the United States and Britain. The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the blasts. Since the attacks, foreign tourism has dropped sharply. Sri Lankan travel officials say many foreigners who were planning to visit the country over the next few months have canceled their plans. Officials reported that, overall, visitor arrivals to Sri Lanka have dropped about 80 percent since the bombings.
Title: Sri Lanka Tourism Suffers After Deadly Bombings
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3354/fd516648-b3c9-47b3-81d9-3a46ab11c4f7_hq.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Sri Lanka Tourism Suffers After Deadly Bombings' data-article-id='3870'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='11604'>The deadly bombings that struck Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday have led many foreign visitors to stay away from the island nation.</span> <span data-start-time='11604' data-end-time='22438'>The Lonely Planet travel guide named Sri Lanka as its top nation for travelers in 2019.</span> <span data-start-time='22438' data-end-time='31229'>The country is known for its beautiful beaches, ancient ruins, wildlife and parks.</span> <span data-start-time='31229' data-end-time='43771'>But on April 21, more than 250 people were killed in several bomb attacks at hotels and churches.</span> <span data-start-time='43771' data-end-time='55625'>Among the dead were 45 foreigners, including visitors from China, India, the United States and Britain.</span> <span data-start-time='55625' data-end-time='62458'>The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the blasts.</span> <span data-start-time='62458' data-end-time='69458'>Since the attacks, foreign tourism has dropped sharply.</span> <span data-start-time='69458' data-end-time='80979'>Sri Lankan travel officials say many foreigners who were planning to visit the country over the next few months have canceled their plans.</span> <span data-start-time='80979' data-end-time='92292'>Officials reported that, overall, visitor arrivals to 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