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Surabaya church bombings: Death toll rises to 10
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Police officers carry evidence from a crime scene following an alleged suicide bomb attack outside a church in Surabaya, East Java, on Sunday. (AFP/Juni Kriswanto)
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he East Java Police have confirmed that at least 10 people have been killed and 41 others injured in the string of bomb attacks on three churches in Surabaya, East Java, on Sunday.
“Three bodies have been identified, seven others are yet to be evacuated [from the crime scenes],” East Java Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Frans Barung Mangera said, as quoted by kompas.com.
The three churches are the Santa Maria Tak Bercela Catholic Church (STMB) on Jl. Ngagel Madya in Gubeng, Surabaya Pentecostal Church (GPPS) on Jl. Raya Arjuna and Diponegoro Indonesian Christian Church (GKI) on Jl. Diponegoro.
The police reportedly foiled bombing attempts targeting two other churches in the city, namely Saint Jacob’s Church at Citraland housing complex in West Surabaya and Sacred Heart of Jesus (HKY) Cathedral on Jl. Police Istimewa. The bombs reportedly failed to explode. (dmr)
