Palu church target of bombing hoax

PALU, Central Sulawesi: A church in East Palu was the target of a bomb hoax on Thursday, just two days after a female minister, Susianti Tinulele, was shot dead while giving sermon in Effata Church in South Palu.

Police were immediately called after an unidentified caller told an employee at the Bala Keselamatan church on Jl. Hasanuddin that there was a bomb in the compound.

After combing the premises, police found a fake bomb -- two batteries and cables packed in plastic. -- JP