Bali is sharp after the bloody suicide attacks of yesterday and today in Surabaya on East Java. At churches and tourist spots on the popular holiday island, the security measures have been considerably increased.
The attack at the police headquarters in Surabaya was committed by a five-person family. According to the police, the attackers arrived on two motorbikes at a checkpoint Monday, where they blew themselves up. One of the children of the family would have survived the explosion.
All perpetrators of the attacks on three churches in Indonesia yesterday came from the same family. At least thirteen people died and dozens were injured in the bloodbath in Surabaya, the second largest city in the country.
At three churches in the Indonesian city of Surabaya, bombs exploded on Sunday morning. According to the police, these are suicide attacks. At least six people were killed and at least 35 were injured, including two police officers. At a fourth church, the police could defuse a bomb.
On two Indonesian islands are smashed remains of a space rocket. The rocket scrap Monday struck a house and a barn, but residents claimed the police were unharmed.
Technical and human failures end of last year led to the crash of an Indonesian Airbus A320 airline Air Asia. This Indonesian investigators have reported the accident Tuesday. In the accident were all 162 passengers died.
