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Indonesian Police Discover Explosives in Raid Related to Sunday's Terrorist Attack on Church

© REUTERS / STRINGERArmed police officers stand guard along a closed road following an explosion outside a Catholic church in Makassar, South Sulawesi province, Indonesia, March 28, 2021.
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.  - Sputnik International, 1920, 29.03.2021
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Aroud 20 people were injured in a suicide bombing attack outside a Catholic church in the Indonesian city of Makassar on Sunday.

Indonesian police have discovered explosives in a raid related to the attack outside the Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral on Sunday.

The raids follow two suicide bombings in the city of Makassar, the capital of South Sulawesi province, during a service for Palm Sunday.

According to the country's chief security minister, Mohammad Mahfud, about twenty people were wounded in the Sunday attack.

"There were two people riding on a motorbike when the explosion happened at the main gate of the church - the perpetrators were trying to enter the compound," National Police spokesman Argo Yuwono said.

No group has claimed responsibility so far.

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