SURABAYA, Indonesia — The Muslim family that carried out suicide attacks on three churches in Indonesia’s second-largest city, killing a dozen people as well as its two young daughters, lived comfortably in an upper-middle class suburb and was on friendly terms with a Christian neighbor. Raith Yunanto, who lives two houses from the family, said they were always welcoming to her, a minority Christian. “There was nothing strange about the family, they were like other devout Muslim families,” she said. Police initially said the family went to Syria to join the Islamic State group but later retracted that statement. Kenzi Tapy Gani, a 21-year-old university student who lived near the family, described Oepriatro as a “friendly and nice guy.”“We really didn’t see it coming,” he said.

Source: Washington Post May 14, 2018 15:11 UTC