By Ananda Teresia JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesian police found as many as seven homemade explosive devices at the site of a mosque bombing in Jakarta last week, four of which went off, police said on Tuesday, adding that the suspect was a “lone wolf” and not part of any “terror network”. The explosions during Friday prayers last […]
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Seven homemade bombs were planted in mosque last week, Indonesian police say
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By Ananda Teresia
JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesian police found as many as seven homemade explosive devices at the site of a mosque bombing in Jakarta last week, four of which went off, police said on Tuesday, adding that the suspect was a “lone wolf” and not part of any “terror network”.
The explosions during Friday prayers last week left 96 people injured, with three of them remaining in a serious condition, Jakarta police chief Asep Edi Suheri told journalists. The bombs were detonated using a remote control, he said.
Edi did not name the suspect, and referred to him as a “child facing the law”. Last week, police said the suspect was a 17-year-old student at an adjacent school, and an investigation was underway into his background and motive.
Police found a toy weapon at the scene with inscriptions, which was displayed at the briefing on Tuesday.
Edi described the accused student as “closed” and “reclusive”.
(Reporting by Ananda Teresia; Writing by Gibran Peshimam Editing by Martin Petty)