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At least 8 killed in 3 church explosions in Indonesia

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Explosions rocked three different churches in Indonesia on Sunday morning, killing at least eight people and injuring 38, police say.
St. Maria was the site of the first blast, which occurred at 7.30 a.m. local time Sunday (8.30 p.m. Saturday ET), before blasts at 7.35 a.m. and 8 a.m., state-run news agency Antara quoted him as saying.
« Right now there are only three locations. Do not believe in misleading information that (the bomb) exploded in five locations or any others, » the police spokesman added.
« We suspect it is a suicide bomb attempt. We have identified one victim, » he said. Two police officers were among those taken to hospital with injuries after the St. Maria explosion.
The police spokesman declined to give more details on the victims.
Police have closed off all three locations as they work to identify the victims.
This is a developing story.

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