In the Name of Religion

Tuesday, September 6, 2016

A 17-year-old suicide bomber attempted to blow up a church in Medan. The action is a sign of creeping radicalism in the country.

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MAKMUR Hasugian could only weep when he was asked about his son. With his wife Arista Boru Purba beside him, he apologized for his son's actions at the St. Joseph Catholic church in Medan, North Sumatra, on Sunday two weeks ago.

"I deeply apologize for what he did, Arista said, tears streaming down her cheeks.

Their son Irwan, 17, tried to detonate a bomb inside the church, but the bomb failed to explode. He then attempted to stab the priest, Father

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