Catholics celebrating Palm Sunday in Madassar, Indonesia were attacked by two suicide bomber this weekend. 20 Catholic worshippers were injured by two newly wed Islamists linked to Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS). Both Islamist suicide bombers are dead and police have said they were recently married reports RT.
The suicide bombers deliberately attacked a Catholic gathering outside a Roman Catholic church. They entered the churchyard on a motorbike and were prevented from entering by security guards. The explosion happened shortly after a Palm Sunday Mass service was held inside the Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral.
Islamic State has been linked to a number of terrorist attacks in Indonesia. One of their highest-profile atrocities was a series of bombings in the city of Surabaya, the capital of Indonesia’s East Java province. Three bombs targeted Catholic churches, while one was set off by accident at a perpetrator’s residence and another exploded when police stopped two members of the group for a check.
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