Suicide bomber targets Palm Sunday Mass in Indonesia

A police officer stands guard near the church after a suicide bomb attack in Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia (Yusuf Wahil/AP)

At least nine people have been injured in a suicide bombing at a church during Palm Sunday Mass, police in Indonesia said.

The attack took place outside the gates of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral in Makassar, the capital of South Sulawesi province.