Suicide attack injures several at Indonesian police station, a day after local churches were attacked in three suicide bombings

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• A suicide bombing at police headquarters in Surabaya, Indonesia, injured at least seven on Monday.
• The attack followed three suicide bombings targeting churches in Surabaya on Sunday that killed at least 13 and injured many more.
• The family of six who launched the suicide attacks reportedly tried to join Islamic State in Syria and were sent back to Indonesia.
• The family was tied to Jamaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD), an ISIS-inspired umbrella organization on the US State Department terror watchlist.

A suicide bombing at the police headquarters in Surabaya, Indonesia, on Monday injured several.

Spokesperson for the East Java Police Commissioner Frans Barung Mangera said the explosion occurred at 8:50 a.m. local time at a checkpoint outside of the building. CCTV footage shows a motorbike approaching the checkpoint and an explosion occurs moments later.

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