The attack late on Monday comes as the world's biggest Muslim-majority country prepares to celebrate the Eid al-Fitr festival at the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. "This was a suicide bomber," said national police spokesman Dedi Prasetyo. "If he fully recovers, we will investigate further into his motive," Prasetyo said, adding the suspect was found to have been exposed to the militant ideology of Islamic State. Counter-terrorism police have detained hundreds of suspected militants after a series of suicide bombings at churches and police stations in the city of Surabaya killed more than 30 people last year. Authorities in the world's biggest Muslim-majority country, where most people practice a moderate form of Islam, are worried about returnees spreading radical ideology.

Source: bd News24 June 04, 2019 05:48 UTC