Indonesia police: Makassar church bomber part of a group involved in past attack

FILE PHOTO: Armed police officers stand guard along a closed road following an explosion outside a Catholic church in Makassar, South Sulawesi province, Indonesia, March 28, 2021 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Arnas Padda/ via REUTERS

JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian police have identified one of the bombers of a church in the city of Makassar on Sunday as part of a group involved in a militant attack in the Philippines in 2018, police chief Listyo Sigit Prabowo told reporters.

Sunday’s attack killed the two suspected bombers and wounded 19 people, Listyo said.

Reporting by Agustinus Beo Da Costa; Writing by Fransiska Nangoy; Editing by Alex Richardson

source: reuters.com