Suicide attack rocks Indonesia church, several wounded

Samuel

 |  Mar 28, 2021

Muslim Voice for Peace & Reconciliation stands in solidarity with the Christians of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral in Makassar, Indonesia. May all who contributed to this heinous terrorist attack be brought swiftly to justice.Samuel Shropshire MVPR Founder/Director 28 Mar 2021 Two suicide bombers detonated explosives outside a Catholic church in the Indonesian city of Makassar, wounding at least 20 people on the first day of the Easter Holy Week, police said. The attack took place on Sunday at a time the congregation was inside the church on the island of Sulawesi, just as the mass was ending. The two suspects were the only fatalities. National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo told reporters that the two attackers are believed to have been members of the armed group Jemaah Anshorut Daulah (JAD), which has pledged allegiance to ISIS and was responsible for deadly suicide bombings on Indonesian churches in 2018. “I strongly condemn this act of terrorism and I have ordered the police chief to thoroughly investigate the perpetrators’ networks and tear down the networks to their roots,” President Joko Widodo said in an online broadcast following the attack. Indonesian police carry a bag with the remains of a…