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| 14 injured after Catholic church in Indonesia hit by suspected suicide bomb attack (VIDEOS) | 14 injured after Catholic church in Indonesia hit by suspected suicide bomb attack (VIDEOS) |
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| A bomb went off outside a Catholic church in the Indonesian city of Makassar during Sunday service. Police believe it was a suicide attack. | A bomb went off outside a Catholic church in the Indonesian city of Makassar during Sunday service. Police believe it was a suicide attack. |
| The moment of the blast was caught on a CCTV camera. | The moment of the blast was caught on a CCTV camera. |
| A video from the scene shows debris scattered near the gate at the building’s side entrance. | |
| Indonesian media quoted the South Sulawesi Regional Police spokesperson, Kombes E. Zulfan, who described the explosion as a suicide bombing. | Indonesian media quoted the South Sulawesi Regional Police spokesperson, Kombes E. Zulfan, who described the explosion as a suicide bombing. |
| National police spokesperson Argo Yuwono later told reporters that two suspected perpetrators were riding a motorbike as they tried to enter the church. He added that a charred vehicle and human remains were found at the scene. | National police spokesperson Argo Yuwono later told reporters that two suspected perpetrators were riding a motorbike as they tried to enter the church. He added that a charred vehicle and human remains were found at the scene. |
| Overall, 14 people were hospitalized, according to Yuwono. | Overall, 14 people were hospitalized, according to Yuwono. |
| Wilhelmus Tulak, a priest at the church, told a local TV station that a parking attendant was burned when he tried to stop the attack. | Wilhelmus Tulak, a priest at the church, told a local TV station that a parking attendant was burned when he tried to stop the attack. |
| No one has claimed the responsibility for the bombing as of yet. | |
| Several Islamist and separatist groups are active in Indonesia, a Muslim-majority country. In 2019, a militant from an Islamic State-inspired group, Jamaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD), attacked a police station in Medan on the country’s western island of Sumatra, injuring six. | |
| In 2018, JAD carried out coordinated suicide bombings in three churches and an attack at a police HQ in Surabaya, Indonesia’s second-largest city, killing 15 people. | |
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