{"id":28646,"date":"2018-05-15T06:55:40","date_gmt":"2018-05-15T06:55:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.acnmalta.org\/?p=28646"},"modified":"2018-05-15T07:42:55","modified_gmt":"2018-05-15T07:42:55","slug":"indonesia-family-of-suicide-bombers-attacks-three-churches-acn-malta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/2018\/05\/15\/indonesia-family-of-suicide-bombers-attacks-three-churches-acn-malta\/","title":{"rendered":"INDONESIA : 11 killed as family of suicide bombers attacks three churches &#8211; ACN Malta"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>INDONESIA<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>11 killed as family of suicide bombers attacks three churches <\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Three Indonesian churches were attacked during worship services on Sunday in a series of coordinated explosions by suicide bombers that horrified the country\u2019s Christian minority and Muslim majority alike. Diponegoro Indonesian Christian Church, \u00a0Surabaya Center Pentecostal Church, and Santa Maria Tak Berkeley Catholic Church\u2014all in Surabaya, the second-largest city in Indonesia\u2014 were bombed by six members of the same family.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A husband and wife used their four children to carry out a series of a deadly suicide attack, including two daughters, aged 9 and 12. The young girls were present when their mother detonated one of the bombs, and the couple&#8217;s two teenage sons carried out a separate attack on another church.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Reports indicated at least 11 people died in the Sunday morning attacks. Forty-one people, including two police officers, were hospitalized with injuries, The six bombers also died.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Investigators believe the parents belonged to Jamaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD), an Indonesian terrorist group aligned with ISIS. Through its Amaq News Agency, ISIS claimed responsibility for what it called &#8220;martyrdom attacks&#8221; in the port city on the east coast of Java Island but provided no proof to substantiate its claim.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Pope Francis called for prayers for the victims of the Indonesian suicide bombers after praying the noonday Regina Coeli in St. Peter Square.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cI\u2019m particularly close to the dear people of Indonesia, especially to the Christian communities of the city of Surabaya, harshly stricken by the grave attack against places of worship,\u201d Pope Francis said. \u201cI elevate my prayer for the victims and their kin. We invoke together the God of peace so that He will make these violent actions cease and in the heart of all room be found for sentiments \u2014 not of hatred and violence \u2014 but of reconciliation and fraternity. We pray in silence.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Indonesian Archbishop urges Christians not to fear<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In an interview with Aid to the Church in Need, Archbishop Robertus Rubiyatmoko, Archbishop of Semarang, whose ecclesiastical province includes the diocese of Surabaya, commented:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cThere had never been a similar attack in Surabaya. Indonesian Christians are desperate and terrified, but I told my faithful not to be afraid. This is precisely what the terrorists want, scare us.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cUnfortunately in Indonesia we are more and more expand the scope of the fundamentalists,\u201d the archbishop said. \u201cISIS especially has many supporters throughout the national territory and in particular the island of Java, home to Surabaya and Semarang. The situation may seem quiet at times, but then suddenly occurring attacks, just as happened yesterday. \u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Because of the danger of further attacks, Christians are being urged to be careful if during services they see people who normally do not attend that parish. Several churches are also planning to install security cameras. \u201cOur people are afraid, but we pastors invite them constantly for calm. The terrorists want to scare us, but we must remain calm and pray for God to convert their hearts, \u201csaid Archbishop Rubiyatmoko.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">He said the only positive result of this tragic situation is the solidarity shown by the local Islamic community and a general improvement in interfaith relations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>ACN Malta<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>INDONESIA 11 killed as family of suicide bombers attacks three churches &nbsp; Three Indonesian churches were attacked during worship services on Sunday in a series of coordinated explosions by suicide bombers that horrified the country\u2019s Christian minority and Muslim majority alike. 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