IS claims attack on Indonesian policeman

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Published : 14:56, May 16, 2018 | Updated : 15:04, May 16, 2018

Police are seen outside the Immaculate Santa Maria Catholic Church following a blast, in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia May 13, 2018 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. REUTERSIslamic State claimed responsibility for an attack on Wednesday in Sumatra, Indonesia that killed one policeman and wounded two, the group’s Amaq news agency said.

It offered no evidence in support of the claim.

Indonesian police shot dead four of the assailants after they used samurai swords to attack the officers, a police spokesman said.

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