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Indonesia blast: At least 11 dead as suicide bombers attack three churches

Police informed more than 40 have been wounded and warned that the death toll could rise

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Debris are seen outside Santa Maria church where an explosion went off in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia. Photo: AP/PTI

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Suicide bombers on motorcycles and including a woman with children targeted today Mass congregations in three churches in Indonesia's second largest city, killing at least 11 people and wounding dozens in one of the worst attacks on the Christian minority, police said.

The first attack struck the Santa Maria Roman Catholic Church in Surabaya, killing four people, including one or more bombers, police spokesman Frans Barung Mangera told reporters at the scene. He said two police officers were among a total of 41 wounded.

The blast was followed by a second explosion minutes later at the Christian Church of Diponegoro and a

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