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Jakarta, Indonesia, Aug 29, 2016 \/ 12:46 pm (CNA\/EWTN News<\/a>).- A priest suffered minor injuries after a man armed with a suicide bomb and an axe attacked at Sunday Mass in Indonesia this weekend.<\/p>\n

A woman sitting next to the would-be suicide bomber at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Medan told the Jakarta Post that she noticed the man was fidgeting throughout Mass and unable to follow the liturgy.<\/p>\n

When Father Albertus Pandiangan began his homily, the woman said the main connected two cables, presumably to detonate the suicide bomb, causing a small explosion.<\/p>\n

According to reports from The Guardian, local chief detective Nur Fallah said the explosion was\u00a0 \u201clike a firecracker, but the firecracker didn\u2019t explode, it only fumed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Realizing the suicide bomb had failed, the attacker ran toward the priest armed with an axe and a knife. Parishioners were able to restrain him, and Fr. Pandiangan suffered only a minor injury to the left hand, according to authorities.<\/p>\n

While the attacker reportedly carried a piece of paper with a hand-drawn Islamic State flag on it, the motive of the attack is still under investigation.<\/p>\n

National Counterterrorism Agency (BNPT) chief Suhardi Alius told Jakarta Globe that authorities believe the suspect is only a \u201cpuppet\u201d in the attack, considering his young age.<\/p>\n

Christians have been the target of several attacks in the country, which has the largest Muslim majority population in the world.<\/p>\n

In addition, recent months have seen attacks around the world, many of them connected to ISIS sympathizers. Last month, an 84-year-old priest was killed by two gunmen while celebrating Mass in France. And on July 14, Bastille Day, a terrorist killed 84 people while plowing through crowds in Nice, France with a truck.<\/p>\n

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