1st LD: Attemped suicide bombing injures 4 in west Indonesian church
Xinhua, August 28, 2016 Adjust font size:
A man carrying bombs attacked a priest in a church in North Sumatra of western Indonesia on Sunday, leaving four people injured, a local TV reported.
The bomber ran toward the priest who was giving sermon with his backpack spreading fire, but two Christian followers stopped the bomber.
"The bombs in his bag failed to be detonated, but the man took his knife and attacked the priest," Bonar Ginting who attended the service told iNews TV.
The attack took place in Santa Yosep church in Medan, the provincial capital of North Sumatra.
"The attack injured the priest, the bomber and the two persons stopping the terror act," he said.
The bomber and his two militant colleagues were detained by police, but another two militants escaped.
Police were investigating the attempted suicide bombing.
The Islamic State group has been building networks in Indonesia after suicide attackers and gunmen attacked a police station in Jakarta in January, leaving seven people dead and 20 others injured. Endit