Many dead as serial blasts and knife attack shake Indonesia, Paris respectively

While Saturday evening witnessed crazy knife assault on streets of Paris, Sunday morning saw a wave of blasts outside churches in Indonesia.

New Delhi: Separate terror attacks shook Paris and Indonesia on Saturday and Sunday repectively. While Saturday evening witnessed crazy knife assault on streets of Paris, Sunday morning saw a wave of blasts outside churches in Indonesia. At least nine people are reported dead and dozens are injured, so far, in the suicide blasts in Indonesia. In Paris two are reported dead while six are injured.    Indonesia Church blast: Indonesia which is the biggest Muslim-majority country has Christians as minorities who were reportedly targeted in the serial blasts in its Surabaya area. Ahead of the Ramadan , the holy fasting month, the country has been on high alert over attack by militants, including some incidents claimed by the Islamic State group. Three Churches were targeted in the attack  around 7:30 am and no group has taken responsibility for it so far. As per AFP’s report, 9 people are dead and about 40 are in hospital. One attacker died outside the Santa Maria Church as he blew himself up. The archipelago nation of some 17,000 islands has long struggled with Islamic militancy and has suffered a series of attacks in the past 15 years Paris Knife Attack: In the French capital of Paris on Saturday evening, alleged terrorists attacked people with a knife, killing two and injuring thirteen. According to the information, an unknown assailant attacked the people on the middle road in the opera district of central Paris with a knife. After the attack, the terrorist organization Islamic State (ISIS) took responsibility for the attack According to AFP News Agency, eyewitnesses present on the spot told the police that the assailant the knife shouted 'Allah Hu Akbar' while brandishing the knife. According to Paris police officials, the attacker has been shot dead by. The event took place on Saturday evening. The Paris police said that the assailant entered the area with a knife in the hand and started attacking people immediately. Before the people could understand something, the attacker had attacked 5-6 people already. The attack comes as France is under a constant threat from terrorism. A string of jihadist attacks have claimed the lives of over 245 people around France in the past three years.