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Four injured in Samarinda church attack
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Disrupted routine: A car leaves a small dock in Mahakam River operated by local residents in Samarinda, East Kalimantan. Several blasts broke out on Sunday in front of a local church, injuring at least four children. (Courtesy of Kompas TV/-)
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amarinda Police in East Kalimantan have arrested a man who allegedly threw Molotov cocktails at a local church after Sunday mass, injuring at least four victims.
On Sunday morning, several blasts broke out in front of the Oikumene Christian Church in Sengkotek subdistrict, after a man allegedly threw Molotov cocktails into the parking lot in front of the church.
Witnesses said a man suspiciously ran away from the scene to the nearby Mahakam River immediately after the blasts.
“I chased [him] to the river and finally managed to catch him,” Samuel Tulung, a local resident, told tribunnews.com.
Samarinda Police chief Sr. Comr. Setyobudi said the man, identified as 32-year-old J, was not a local.
“The [alleged] perpetrator is a resident of Bogor,” he said, referring to the West Java city.
Four children reportedly suffered from burns following the incident, which also scorched four motorcycles parked in front of the church. (hwa)
