Christian procession bombed in Ambon

One person has been killed and at least seven injured when home-made bombs were thrown into a procession of Christians in the troubled Indonesian province of Maluku.

It's the latest violent incident in the eastern archipelago of islands, following reports of the killing of more than fifty Christians on an outlying island last month.

The latest attack happened as the Christians were singing hymns on their way to church.

Reports say a hostile crowd of Muslims gathered and were being held at bay by local security forces when two bombs exploded among the Christians.

One soldier was killed, and several other soldiers and civilians were injured.

Indonesia imposed a state of civil emergency on the islands in June in a bid to try and rein in the violence.

From the newsroom of the BBC World Service