Sri Lanka attack: British mother and son KILLED in blast while daughter is ...

Sri LankaSri Lanka attack: A British mother and son killed in bomb attacks in Colombo (Image: Facebook/GETTY)

The family were having breakfast at a five-star hotel when suicide bombs ripped through the country, the Telegraph reported. Anita Nicholson, 42, and son Alex, 11, were at the Shangri La hotel in the country’s capital, Colombo. Husband, Ben, is the only one reportedly to survive the attack while their daughter is currently missing.

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Mr Nicholson is said to be “completely in shock” following the attacks which killed 207 people.

The couple were both lawyers in Singapore, according to their LinkedIn profiles.

Mahen Kariyawasan, former president of the SriLanka Inbound Tour Operators (SLAITO) told The Telegraph that he met Mr Nicholson at hospital when he went to help survivors.

He told the paper: “They were at the Shangri La hotel when the explosion happened.

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