2021 Makassar cathedral bombing
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. It was the first church bombing in Indonesia since the 13 May 2018 bombings of three churches in Surabaya.
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Sacred Heart Cathedral 2021 Makassar cathedral bombing (Makassar) | |
| Location | Sacred Heart Cathedral, Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia |
| Date | 28 March 2021, Palm Sunday ±10:28 WITA (UTC+8) |
| Target | Churchgoers |
Attack type | Suicide bombings |
| Deaths | 0 (+2 terrorists) |
| Injured | 20 |
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| Motive | Anti-Christian sentiment fueled by radical Islamic extremism |
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