The blast took place outside a church on Sunday in Makassar, Indonesia. Many people have been injured in this blast. Giving information about the blast, the police said that due to Sunday, a large crowd of people were present inside the church. Local media reports have told that the pastor of the church has described this incident as a suicide attack. However, the exact cause of the blast has not been officially revealed yet.
Local media reports said that the cars parked outside the surrounding buildings have been badly damaged after the blast and the police have laid siege to the area. The blast occurred shortly after the Sunday prayers at the city’s major Catholic church. The pastor of the church told that we had finished worship and people were leaving for home. Then suddenly there was a tremendous explosion. He said that a person who had come to join the puja had stopped the suicide bomber from coming inside. After this he exploded.
Fragments of human body found from the scene
At the same time, police spokesperson E Julpan told that people were present in the church during the blast. He said, many people have been injured in the attack and some pieces of human body have been found lying on the spot. We do not yet know whether they belong to the attacker or to any victim who was standing nearby after the attack. He said that the surrounding area has been evacuated. Also, the police have laid siege from all around the area.
Church of Indonesia lives on the target of fundamentalists
Churches in Indonesia have always been targeted by radical terrorists. Please tell that Indonesia is the most Muslim country in the world. In 2018, dozens of people died in a similar attack in the country. A family of suicide bombers entered the church and blew themselves up during a puja at a church in Surabaya, Indonesia’s second largest city, on Sunday.