A recently married couple with suspected militant links used pressure-cooker bombs to blow themselves up outside a Roman Catholic cathedral during Palm Sunday Mass, Indonesian officials say. The attack wounded 20 people, including four church guards, and broke windows at the church and nearby buildings in Makassar, the capital of South Sulawesi province. The couple were married six months ago, and police were investigating their house in Makassar, National Police spokesperson Argo Yuwono said Monday. AdvertisementHe said the two attackers were linked to a group of suspected militants arrested in Makassar on Jan. 6, when a police counterterrorism squad killed two suspected militants and arrested 19 others. The two men who were killed were being sought for their alleged role in the Philippine attack.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 30, 2021 09:48 UTC