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JAKARTA (Reuters) - As the rain teemed down and guests feasted on chicken curry, Muhammad Lukman married his burqa-clad bride in a late night ceremony at the home of Rizaldi, the head of their Islamic prayer group, on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.
FILE PHOTO: Armed police officers stand guard outside a house of suspected militants during a raid in Jakarta, Indonesia, March 29, 2021 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Indrianto Eko Suwarso/ via REUTERS
Guests who attended the August wedding said the ceremony was held at 10 p.m., deemed auspicious.
This week, on Palm Sunday morning, the newlyweds strapped pressure cooker nail bombs to their chests and detonated them as they drove into the Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral in the provincial capital of Makassar.
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This was the third attack in Indonesia in recent years when a husband and wife were the suicide bombers
Guests say it was an auspicious event when Muhammad Lukman married his wife in August on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.
On the day of Palm Sunday, the newlyweds strapped themselves with pressure cooker nail bombs and detonated them while driving into the Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral in the provincial capital of Makassar.
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In January, their wedding host was shot dead by counter-terrorism forces.
The couple was the only fatalities in the suicide blast, but it tells about the dangerous legacy that Islamic State has brought into Southeast Asia.
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Woman gunned down by Indonesia police was lone wolf, authorities say
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An Indonesian counter-terrorism unit member stands guard outside national police headquarters in Jakarta on Thursday. Photo by Bagus Indahono/EPA-EFE
April 1 (UPI) Police in Indonesia said the armed assailant who was gunned down at national police headquarters in Jakarta likely acted alone.
The suspect, a 25-year-old woman only identified by her initials, ZA, was active on social media platforms including Instagram. The woman posted an image of the Islamic State flag, Kompas reported Thursday.
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National Police Chief Listyo Sigit Prabowo said the woman was a lone wolf acting outside of a group.
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