Blast Bombing Victims

A fifth-grade student at an exclusive private school in Washington, DC.,
and a Denver man on a business trip
They were among the U.S. residents killed in the Sri Lanka Easter attacks,
Suspected suicide bombers set off explosions in at least seven churches and hotels
in the capital Colombo on Easter Sunday, killing 290 people and wounding nearly 500.
At least four US citizens were killed and several were seriously injured in the attacks.

He died in one of the blasts, the school emailed to friends and family.
Kieran was living in Sri Lanka, on leave from the school and expected to return.
"Passionate about learning, he adored his friends,

and was incredibly excited about returning to Sidwell Friends in the coming school year,".
The boy's citizenship was unknown.

Staff at the school did not respond to requests for confirmation.

He is  a Wisconsin native who lived in Denver,

He was also among the victims.

He was on a business trip for the British education publishing company Pearson.
"Dieter had just arrived at his hotel,

when he was killed in an explosion,"
Kowalksi was on assignment to work with local Pearson engineering teams.
"Colleagues who knew Dieter well

They talk about how much fun he was to be around,

how big-hearted and full-spirited he was.

Kowalski himself appeared enthusiastic about his trip in his final Facebook.