Indonesian archbishop survives two assassination bids
Planned suicide bombings were aborted because Papua prelate happened to be out of town
Sacred Heart Archbishop Petrus Canisius Mandagi of Merauke in Papua was reportedly targeted by Islamic suicide bombers during two failed assassination attempts this year. (Photo: Konradus Epa/UCA News)
An Indonesian archbishop in Christian-majority Papua says he was twice targeted this year by Islamic terrorists who planned to meet with him and blow themselves up.
Sacred Heart Archbishop Petrus Canisius Mandagi said the terrorists planned to kill him at his residence and at the cathedral in Merauke, the country’s easternmost city.