2021 Makassar cathedral bombing

2021 Makassar cathedral bombing
Part of terrorism in Indonesia and persecution of Christians in the modern era
2021 Makassar cathedral bombing is located in Makassar
Sacred Heart Cathedral
Sacred Heart Cathedral
2021 Makassar cathedral bombing (Makassar)
LocationSacred Heart Cathedral, Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia
Date28 March 2021, Palm Sunday
±10:28 WITA (UTC+8)
TargetChurchgoers
Attack type
Suicide bombings
Deaths0 (+2 terrorists)[1]
Injured20
Perpetrators
MotiveAnti-Christian sentiment fueled by radical Islamic extremism

The Makassar cathedral bombing was an attack occurred on 28 March 2021, around 10:28 Central Indonesia Time (UTC+8) at the Sacred Heart Cathedral (Indonesian: Gereja Katolik Hati Yesus yang Mahakudus) in Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, during a Palm Sunday service.[2][3][4] It was the first church bombing in Indonesia since the 13 May 2018 bombings of three churches in Surabaya.

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