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BERLIN, Dec 31, 2023 (AFP) – German police arrested three people on Sunday over an alleged attack plot targeting the cathedral in Cologne on New Year’s Eve. The “alleged means of attack” is a car, said police in the western city, adding that security measures have been stepped up around the site. The three suspects are believed to be linked to a Tajik who was arrested on Christmas Eve, said Cologne police chief Johannes Hermann. […]
by Andi Hajramurni Agence France Presse JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — An Indonesian cathedral was rocked by a suicide bombing on Sunday with body parts littering the chaotic scene as Christians inside celebrated the start of the Catholic Church’s Holy Week. The powerful blast at the church in Makassar city on Sulawesi island happened around 10:30 am local time (0330 GMT) and left at least 14 church officials and congregants injured by debris, police said. […]
(Eagle News)–Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Sunday, Jan. 27, condemned the twin blasts at a cathedral in Jolo town in Sulu, and vowed to use the “full force of the law to bring to justice the perpetrators behind this incident.” In a statement, he said the military has transported the victims in the blasts to medical facilities, with some being flown to Zamboanga. Lorenzana said he has also “directed our troops to heighten their alert level, […]
