The first attack struck the Santa Maria Roman Catholic Church in Surabaya, killing four people, including one or more bombers. Paramedics tend to a man injured in a church explosion in Surabaya (Trisnadi/AP)President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo arrived in Surabaya, the East Java provincial capital, in the aftermath of the attacks. The bombings were the worst since a series of attacks on churches on Christmas Eve in 2000 killed 15 people and wounded nearly 100. It was nOt clear if the shootings were connected with the church attacks. Indonesia has carried out a sustained crackdown on militants since bombings by al Qaida-affiliated radicals in Bali in 2002 killed 202 people.

Source: Irish Examiner May 13, 2018 07:41 UTC