Indonesian church bombed by suspected Islamist militants

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Two suspected suicide bombers attacked a Catholic church in the Indonesian city of Makassar on Sunday, wounding 14 people on the first day of the Easter Holy Week.

Armed police officers stand guard along a closed road following an explosion outside a Catholic church in Makassar, IndonesiaIndonesian Red Cross personnel carry a body bag following an explosion outside a Catholic church in MakassarArmed police officers stand guard along a closed road following an explosion outside a Catholic church in MakassarIndonesian Red Cross personnel carry a body bag following an explosion outside a Catholic church in MakassarArmed police officers stand guard along a...

Police chief Listyo Sigit Prabowo said the bombers were both believed to belong to the Islamic State-inspired Jamaah Ansharut Daulah , which is suspected of suicide attacks on churches and a police post that killed at least 30 people in the city of Surabaya in 2018. In an online broadcast, President Joko Widodo condemned "this act of terrorism", urged people to remain calm, and said the government would make sure they could worship "without fear".

 

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