Indonesian police have conducted a major raid on suspected militants linked to two suicide bombings. They killed one suspect in the shoot-out in Eastern Java. 13 were arrested. ISIL claims responsibility for two families that attacked three churches and a police station. And, as CGTN's Silkina Ahluwalia reports, the bombings add momentum to a proposed terrorism bill.

SILKINA AHLUWALIA JAKARTA "After the deadly church bombings in Indonesia's second largest city, Surabaya, critics are now putting more pressure on the Indonesian government to finalize a law which will eventually give more power to security forces to prevent acts of terrorism."

In the past two days alone, five explosions have occurred in East Java killing a total of 25 people including 13 suicide bombers and injuring at least 47 civilians. Under the new terrorism bill, authorities are able to act on intelligence tips and arrest suspected terrorists before they even commit criminal offences. President Joko Widodo is pushing the House of Representatives to pass this bill as early as the end of next month because he says this is exactly what Indonesia needs in terms of prevention and taking action against terrorism. The Chief Security Minister, Wiranto also said that the law would bring members of society including government, security forces and civilians to fight against terrorism. Right now, authorities have increased protection in Jakarta, Bali, East Java and many other provinces in Indonesia and they have declared their highest security alert status for those cities, especially around crowded places and police stations because that seems to be the main target areas. Having said that, the government said there shouldn't be any travel warning against Indonesia as the country is determined to resolve security issues immediately.SILKINA AHLUWALIA , CGTN, JAKARTA."