The parents of Indonesian children and young adults who took part in deadly suicide bombings in Surabaya had isolated them within a tightly knit circle of militant Islamists, police said on Tuesday. On Monday, another militant family of five riding two motorbikes blew themselves up at a police checkpoint in the city, wounding 10 people and killing four of the family and two others. Also read Indonesia President Joko Widodo says attacks on Surabaya act of 'cowards'"These children have been indoctrinated by their parents. Police said that the fathers of the families involved in the church bombing and the apartment in Sidoarjo where bombs were found were also friends. In all, around 30 people have been killed since Sunday in attacks, including 13 suspected perpetrators, police said.

Source: dna May 15, 2018 09:45 UTC