Suicide bomber targets Mass in Indonesia, several hurt

Indonesian police say a suicide bomber blew himself up outside a packed Roman Catholic cathedral on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island during a Palm Sunday Mass, wounding at least nine people

Sunday 28 March 2021 06:29 BST

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Police in Indonesia say at least one suicide bomber has detonated outside a packed Roman Catholic cathedral during Sunday Mass, wounding several people.

There were no casualties among the congregation in Makassar city in South Sulawesi province.

A report from Kompas TV shows police officers securing the area in front of the church.

The chief of the South Sulawesi police said that the explosion happened at 10:35 a.m.

He said the only dead was the presumed bomber.

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Suicide bomber targets Mass in Indonesia, several hurt

Indonesian police say a suicide bomber blew himself up outside a packed Roman Catholic cathedral on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island during a Palm Sunday Mass, wounding at least nine people

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