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Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral

  • Palm Sunday Suicide Bombing

    Sacred Heart Cathedral, Sulawesi, Indonesia - Photo: Wikipedia / Tropen Museum
    The Sacred Heart Cathedral has stood
    in this location since 1900.
    Photo: Wikipedia / Tropen Museum (cc)

    The Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral in Makassar, Sulawesi, had just finished its Palm Sunday Mass on March 29th, and were in the midst of preparations for a second service, when the air was suddenly filled with the sound of an explosion. A newly married couple belonging to the ISIS-affiliated group, Jamaah Ansharut Daulah, had detonated explosives, killing themselves and wounding at least 20 other people.