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| Surabaya attacks: Family of five bomb Indonesia police headquarters | |
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| A suicide bombing at a police headquarters in the Indonesian city of Surabaya on Monday was carried out by a family of five riding on two motorbikes, police say. | A suicide bombing at a police headquarters in the Indonesian city of Surabaya on Monday was carried out by a family of five riding on two motorbikes, police say. |
| It came after another family carried out bomb attacks on three churches on Sunday, in an attack claimed by the Islamic State (IS) group. | It came after another family carried out bomb attacks on three churches on Sunday, in an attack claimed by the Islamic State (IS) group. |
| An eight-year-old girl from the family survived the latest attack, police say. | |
| Indonesia is the world's most populous Muslim-majority country. | Indonesia is the world's most populous Muslim-majority country. |
| The archipelago, home to 260 million people, has seen a resurgence of Islamist militancy in recent months, and the attacks in Surabaya have raised concerns about the potency of jihadist networks. | The archipelago, home to 260 million people, has seen a resurgence of Islamist militancy in recent months, and the attacks in Surabaya have raised concerns about the potency of jihadist networks. |
| Video footage of the latest attack on the police headquarters shows two motorbikes approaching a checkpoint just before the blast. Six civilians and four police officers were injured, authorities said. | Video footage of the latest attack on the police headquarters shows two motorbikes approaching a checkpoint just before the blast. Six civilians and four police officers were injured, authorities said. |
| What preceded the latest attack? | What preceded the latest attack? |
| Indonesia was on high alert after bombings on Sunday by a single family targeted three churches in Surabaya. | Indonesia was on high alert after bombings on Sunday by a single family targeted three churches in Surabaya. |
| A mother and two daughters, aged nine and 12, blew themselves up at Diponegoro Indonesian Christian Church, while the father and two sons targeted two others. | A mother and two daughters, aged nine and 12, blew themselves up at Diponegoro Indonesian Christian Church, while the father and two sons targeted two others. |
| In the first attack, the sons - aged 16 and 18 - rode motorcycles into Santa Maria Catholic Church at around 07:30 local time (00:30 GMT) and detonated explosives they were carrying. | In the first attack, the sons - aged 16 and 18 - rode motorcycles into Santa Maria Catholic Church at around 07:30 local time (00:30 GMT) and detonated explosives they were carrying. |
| After reportedly dropping his wife and daughters off to carry out their attack, the father, Dita Oepriarto, drove his own bomb-laden car into the grounds of Surabaya Centre Pentecostal Church, police said. | After reportedly dropping his wife and daughters off to carry out their attack, the father, Dita Oepriarto, drove his own bomb-laden car into the grounds of Surabaya Centre Pentecostal Church, police said. |
| Authorities originally said the family of six were among hundreds of Indonesians who had returned from conflict-hit Syria but have since said that the family did not actually travel there. | Authorities originally said the family of six were among hundreds of Indonesians who had returned from conflict-hit Syria but have since said that the family did not actually travel there. |
| The coordinated attacks killed 13 people and injured more than 40. They were the deadliest bombings in Indonesia in more than a decade. | The coordinated attacks killed 13 people and injured more than 40. They were the deadliest bombings in Indonesia in more than a decade. |
| Police say Oepriarto was the head of local branch of Jemaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD), an Indonesian IS-inspired network. | Police say Oepriarto was the head of local branch of Jemaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD), an Indonesian IS-inspired network. |
| Separately on Sunday: | Separately on Sunday: |
| How has the government reacted? | How has the government reacted? |
| President Joko Widodo has described the attacks as "cowardly, undignified and inhumane". | President Joko Widodo has described the attacks as "cowardly, undignified and inhumane". |
| "There will be no compromise in taking action on the ground to stop terrorism," he said. | "There will be no compromise in taking action on the ground to stop terrorism," he said. |
| Authorities on Monday said police, backed by military forces, would increase security across the country. | Authorities on Monday said police, backed by military forces, would increase security across the country. |
| What is the history of militancy in Indonesia? | What is the history of militancy in Indonesia? |
| The South East Asian country has long struggled with Islamist militancy. Its worst ever terror attack was in Bali in 2002, when 202 people - mostly foreigners - were killed in an attack on a tourist nightlife district. | The South East Asian country has long struggled with Islamist militancy. Its worst ever terror attack was in Bali in 2002, when 202 people - mostly foreigners - were killed in an attack on a tourist nightlife district. |
| That attack was carried out by the Jemaah Islamiah (JI) militant network. | That attack was carried out by the Jemaah Islamiah (JI) militant network. |
| But recent years have seen a number of attacks claimed by IS: | But recent years have seen a number of attacks claimed by IS: |