A Catholic
priest has been stabbed while holding a Sunday service by an ISIS-inspired
knifeman who then tried to set off an explosive device but failed.
Priest Albert
Pandiangan was giving the mass in the city of Medan in Indonesia, located on
the western island of Sumatra.
He was
approached by a young man who stabbed him in his left arm, local chief
detective Nur Fallah said.
Images of the
priest later emerged showing him with a bloodied arm, while the suspect's ID
card was found at the scene accompanied with a drawing of the Islamic State
terrorist flag.
Rina Sari
Ginting, a spokeswoman for Medan police, said: "A terrorism act was
carried out on Sunday morning at the Saint Joseph catholic church.
"Police
are interrogating the perpetrator... and will search his house for any
bomb-making materials."
Parishioners
also took to social media to pay tribute to the priest's work in the community.
It is the
latest in a string of attacks on religious minorities in the predominantly
Muslim country.
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