Indonesian Police Link Church, Mosque Bombings

Indonesian authorities suspect a suicide bomber who attacked a church on Sunday may have been involved in a previous bombing at a mosque in April.

Police Monday were awaiting the results of DNA testing on the remains of the bomber, who injured 27 people, many critically, at a church in Central Java province. But they say he may be Achmed Yosepa Hayat, who is wanted for his role in a suicide attack that wounded 30 people at a mosque in Cirebon.

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono announced the suspicions during an address to the nation late Sunday.

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