Indonesia Army Hunts Suspected Militants Over Christian Murders

The Indonesian army has deployed a special force to hunt for suspected Islamic state-linked militants behind a deadly attack on Christians.

Four Salvation Army members were killed – one of them beheaded – in an ambush on Sulawesi Island on Friday.

Intolerance against Indonesia’s Christian minority has been rising as the Muslim-majority country battles an ongoing Islamic militancy.

A church body denounced the killings as terrorism rather than a religious feud.

A group of men wielding swords and guns attacked a Salvation Army outpost in remote Lemban Tongoa village in central Sulawesi province on Friday morning.

They killed four of its male Christian members – beheading one victim – and burned down homes, including one used for prayers, the village leader and police told news media.

Four Salvation Army members were killed – one of them beheaded – in an ambush on Sulawesi Island on Friday.

Intolerance against Indonesia’s Christian minority has been rising as the Muslim-majority country battles an ongoing Islamic militancy.

A church body denounced the killings as terrorism rather than a religious feud.

A group of men wielding swords and guns attacked a Salvation Army outpost in remote Lemban Tongoa village in central Sulawesi province on Friday morning.

They killed four of its male Christian members – beheading one victim – and burned down homes, including one used for prayers, the village leader and police told news media.