Tuesday, March 30, 2021

Suicide Bombers Wound 20 at Indonesian Church; Two IS Backers Blast Church at Palm Sunday Mass

Two attackers, believed to be strong supporters of the Islamic State (IS) group, blew themselves up outside a packed Roman Catholic cathedral during a Palm Sunday Mass on Indonesia's Sulawesi island, wounding at least 20 people, the Religion News website reports today (March 30, 2021). 


Rev. Wilhelmus Tulak, a priest at the Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral in Makassar, said he had just finished celebrating Palm Sunday Mass when a loud bang shocked his congregation.


He added that security guards at the church were suspicious of two men on a motorcycle who wanted to enter the building and when they went to confront them, one of the men detonated his explosives


Police said both attackers were killed instantly and evidence collected at the scene indicated one of t he two was a woman.

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