Jakarta, Indonesia, Aug 29, 2016 / 11:46 am
A priest suffered minor injuries after a man armed with a suicide bomb and an axe attacked at Sunday Mass in Indonesia this weekend.
A woman sitting next to the would-be suicide bomber at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Medan told the Jakarta Post that she noticed the man was fidgeting throughout Mass and unable to follow the liturgy.
When Father Albertus Pandiangan began his homily, the woman said the man connected two cables, presumably to detonate the suicide bomb, causing a small explosion.
According to reports from The Guardian, local chief detective Nur Fallah said the explosion was "like a firecracker, but the firecracker didn't explode, it only fumed."