Deadly Indonesia church suicide bombings 'committed by one family'

Indonesian officials say a family inspired by IS were responsible for a series of bombings on churches in Surabaya that killed 13 people.

In Surabaya shows firemen extinguishing vehicles on fire shortly after a bomb blast at a church in Surabaya Source: SURABAYA GOVERNMENT

A family of six including two young daughters staged suicide bombings at three Indonesian churches during Sunday services, killing at least 13 people and wounding dozens in attacks claimed by the IS group.

The bombings at three churches in Surabaya were Indonesia's deadliest for years, as the world's biggest Muslim-majority country grapples with homegrown militancy and rising intolerance towards religious minorities.

A further three people were killed and two wounded when another bomb exploded at an apartment complex in Surabaya, Indonesia's second largest city, just hours later, police said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility.

The church bombers -- a mother and father, two daughters aged nine and 12, and two sons aged 16 and 18 -- were linked to local extremist network Jamaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD) which supports IS, said national police chief Tito Karnavian.

Burnt motorcycles are seen at one of the sites of the church attacks in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia. Source: AP

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