Explosion reported at Surabaya church

Sun, May 13, 2018 / 01:16 pm

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A damaged motorbike is seen at the scene outside a church following a suicide bomb in Surabaya on May 13, 2018. At least two people were killed and 13 others injured in bomb attacks, including a suicide blast, targeting churches in Indonesia's second biggest city Surabaya, police said. AFP/ Juni Kriswanto
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An Indonesian bomb squad member examines the site following a suicide bomb outside a church in Surabaya on May 13, 2018. At least two people were killed and 13 others injured in bomb attacks, including a suicide blast, targeting churches in Indonesia's second biggest city Surabaya, police said. AFP/ Juni Kriswanto
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Indonesian policemen patrol outside a church following a suicide bomb in Surabaya on May 13, 2018. At least two people were killed and 13 others injured in bomb attacks, including a suicide blast, targeting churches in Indonesia's second biggest city Surabaya, police said. AFP/ Juni Kriswanto
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An Indonesian anti-terror policeman stands guard at the blast site following a suicide bomb outside a church in Surabaya on May 13, 2018. A wave of blasts including a suicide bombing struck outside churches in Indonesia, killing at least six and wounding dozens of others, police said, the latest assault on a religious minority in the world's biggest Muslim-majority country. AFP/ Juni Kriswanto
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A damaged motorbike is seen at the scene outside a church following a suicide bomb in Surabaya on May 13, 2018. At least two people were killed and 13 others injured in bomb attacks, including a suicide blast, targeting churches in Indonesia's second biggest city Surabaya, police said. AFP/ Juni Kriswanto
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Indonesian policemen carry evidences from the site following a suicide bomb outside a church in Surabaya on May 13, 2018. A wave of blasts including a suicide bombing struck outside churches in Indonesia, killing at least six and wounding dozens of others, police said, the latest assault on a religious minority in the world's biggest Muslim-majority country. AFP/ Juni Kriswanto

Explosions occurred at three churches in Surabaya, East Java, on Sunday morning, police say.

East Java Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Frans Barung Mangera told The Jakarta Post the explosions took place at Santa Maria Tak Bercela Catholic Church (STMB) on Jl. Ngagel Madya in Gubeng, Pantekosta Pusat Surabaya (GPPS) Church on Jl. Raya Arjuna and Kristen Indonesia (GKI) Diponegoro Church on Jl. Diponegoro.

“We have yet to confirm any casualties in the incidents. We’ll notify [the press] as soon as possible,” he said.

According to kompas.com, the explosion at STMB occurred at 7.a.m.

“It occurred before Sunday services began,” said an officer at Gubeng Police, noting that police officers had been deployed to the scene.