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Nine dead in Indonesia church bombings | Nine dead in Indonesia church bombings |
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Suicide bombers have attacked three churches in Indonesia's second-largest city Surabaya, killing at least nine people, police say. | Suicide bombers have attacked three churches in Indonesia's second-largest city Surabaya, killing at least nine people, police say. |
Dozens of others were injured in the attacks, which occurred within minutes of each other. No group has so far said it carried them out. | Dozens of others were injured in the attacks, which occurred within minutes of each other. No group has so far said it carried them out. |
TV pictures showed debris scattered around the entrance of one church. | TV pictures showed debris scattered around the entrance of one church. |
Indonesia, the most populous Muslim-majority country, has seen a resurgence of Islamist militancy in recent months. | Indonesia, the most populous Muslim-majority country, has seen a resurgence of Islamist militancy in recent months. |
The bombings took place around 07:30 local time (00:30 GMT) | |
The country's intelligence agency said it was most likely to have been carried out by an Islamic State-inspired group, Jemaah Ansharut Daulah. | |
Days earlier, five members of the Indonesian security forces were killed during a standoff with militant Islamist prisoners at a high-security prison on the outskirts of the capital Jakarta. |