Surabaya church attacks: Indonesia's first female suicide bomber a mum of 4

Indonesia's first female suicide bomber Puji Kuswati with her family.
Indonesia's first female suicide bomber Puji Kuswati with her family. PHOTO: INDONESIAN POLICE
Firemen extinguishing vehicles on fire shortly after a bomb blast at a church in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, on May 13, 2018.
Firemen extinguishing vehicles on fire shortly after a bomb blast at a church in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, on May 13, 2018.PHOTO: EPA-EFE
A forensic police officer points at burned motorcycles following a blast at the Pentecost Church Central Surabaya (GPPS), on May 13, 2018.
A forensic police officer points at burned motorcycles following a blast at the Pentecost Church Central Surabaya (GPPS), on May 13, 2018. PHOTO: REUTERS
Indonesia's President Joko Widodo (left), National Police Chief Tito Karnavian (centre), Coordinating Minister for Social, Political, Legal and Security Affairs Wiranto (second, left), and Armed Forces Chief Hadi Tjahjanto at the scene of the attack
Indonesia's President Joko Widodo (left), National Police Chief Tito Karnavian (centre), Coordinating Minister for Social, Political, Legal and Security Affairs Wiranto (second, left), and Armed Forces Chief Hadi Tjahjanto at the scene of the attack outside Central Pantekosta church (Gereja Pantekosta Pusat) in Surabaya.PHOTO: AFP
Indonesia Correspondent
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    May 14, 2018, 1:06 am SGT
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JAKARTA - The photos Indonesia's first female suicide bomber Puji Kuswati had posted on social media showed she enjoyed the beach, did river rafting and kept cats as pets.

Born in Banyuwangi, East Java, the 46-year-old had 268 friends on Facebook and liked to post pictures of creeks, beaches, mangrove forests and the padi fields in her home town.

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