Indonesia church bombing: Militant family's details emerge, "they were well off, friendly with Christian neighbours"
Following the Monday suicide attack by a family on police headquarters in Surabaya, it is confirmed that there was another Muslim family that carried out suicide attacks on three churches in Indonesia on Sunday.
The family of six carried out the deadly attack in which dozens of people died including two young girls of the militant family.
According to sources, it was an upper middle class who lived in a residential community since 2010. The family lived comfortably on income from the father's business selling herbal medicines. According to the neighbours they had friendly relation with the Christian neighbours. Bombings on three churches and a police headquarters are believed to be coordinated.
Another photo of the family of six suicide bombers who targeted three churches in #surabaya #indonesia via Indonesian police, and @a_mibali. Note the gloved police officer’s hand, holding the pic. Look at those little girls. As the Germans say, #niewiederkrieg pic.twitter.com/fWRt0awM2a
— James Massola (@jamesmassola) May 13, 2018
Suicide bombings were condemned by President Joko Widodo who called it "barbaric" and "beyond humanity."
According to police, on Sunday morning, "Two young boys aged 16 and 18 rode a motorcycle into a church courtyard and detonated their explosives. Their mother Puji Kuswati attacked worshippers at another church with her daughters aged 9 and 12. While the father Dita Oepriarto, detonated a car bomb outside a third church."
PHOTO: the faces of terror. This is the family of suicide bombers who died today, blowing up three churches in Surabaya, #indonesia. Look at those kids. Look at the little girls. 9 & 12 when they died. I have no words. Via @a_mibali #surabaya @smh @theage pic.twitter.com/ubURJycP5p
— James Massola (@jamesmassola) May 13, 2018
According to police, the accused Oepriarto was friends with the other family who carried police headquarters bombing out Monday's and a third family who died after homemade bombs exploded in their apartment on Sunday night.
First published: 15 May 2018, 14:05 IST