Anders Holch Povlsen 'injured in Sri Lanka bombing which killed 3 of his children'

The billionaire ASOS tycoon Anders Holch Povlsen was injured in the Sri Lanka bombings which killed three of his children, according to reports.

Mr Povlsen, believed to be Scotland's biggest landowner, had revealed plans to hand over his estates to his children just days before the deadly terror attacks rocked the country killing 321 people and injuring hundreds more.

The Povlsen family were visiting the country over the Easter holiday.

They had been staying at the Shangri-La Hotel in the Sri Lanka capital Colombo, which was one of three luxury hotels targeted on Easter Sunday.

The revelation that a member of the family was injured in the suicide bombing was confirmed by Denmark's ambassador to India, Peter Taksøe-Jensen who has flown to Sri Lanka.Alma Povlsen, daughter of Asos boss Anders Holch Povlsen, shared a snap of her three siblings Astrid, Agnes and Alfred, next to a pool. Sri Lanka Easter bombing Image taken from Alma Polven open instagram

The ambassador had been speaking to Danish newspaper Ekstra Bladet, while a newspaper in Norway, VG, also confirmed a one of the family was admitted to hospital.

An employee at the emergency department said "there was talk" of an adult Danish man, it added.

The severity of his injuries is not known.

Mr Povlsen has since returned to his native country, according to the reports.

Eight Britons were among those killed in the bombings.

Lawyer Ben Nicholson lost his wife Anita, son Alex, 14, and daughter Annabel, 11, when one of seven suicide bombers struck as they ate breakfast at the Shangri-La hotel in Colombo.

Londoner Matthew Linsey's daughter Amelie, 15, and son Daniel, 19, were killed in the same blast on the final day of their holiday.

GP Sally Bradley and her husband Bill Harrop, a retired firefighter, from Manchester, died in the Cinnamon Grand Hotel bombing.

The seven suicide bombers were all Sri Lankan citizens but the group is believed to have links with foreign terrorist networks.

Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said the UK would offer Sri Lanka support in the days to come.Union flags on Downing Street and the Foreign Office building are flying at half mast today in mourning for the victims of the attack.

One line of the Sri Lankan inquiry will be what intelligence services knew about the attack, with telecommunications minister Harin Fernando tweeting: "Some intelligence officers were aware of this incidence.

"Therefore there was a delay in action. What my father heard was also from an intelligence officer. Serious action need to be taken as to why this warning was ignored."He said the terrorist attacks were "absolutely devastating and despicable" and "for this to happen on Easter Sunday is something that will shake people around the world, of all faiths and none, to the core".