US EditionIndonesian police investigate ties between a mosque attack suspect and hate groups
- During midday Friday prayers at SMAN 72 in Kelapa Gading, two blasts inside and outside the mosque injured at least 54 people, with a 17-year-old suspected perpetrator.
- Investigators say they are probing whether bullying prompted the attack, with police finding a toy submachine gun and seized writings from the suspect's home, `We are still investigating the possibility that bullying was a factor that motivated the suspect to carry out the attack`, Budi Hermanto said.
- Police reported dozens of injuries and hospitalizations, with 55 people in hospitals and about 29 students hospitalized on Saturday for burns as worshipers and a canteen worker Luciana described panic and smoke.
- Police cordoned off the iron-gated compound with armed officers and forensics teams, while national police said the student suspect is undergoing surgery and will be questioned after recovery.
- The attack is unusual in Indonesia, where past attacks targeted churches and Western sites, and the navy-owned school complex in Kelapa Gading underscores security sensitivity amid Islamist militancy suppression in recent years.
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Indonesian police investigate ties between a mosque attack suspect and hate groups
Indonesian police have seized explosive powder and writings from a 17-year-old suspect's home after an attack on a mosque at a high school injured many students. The suspect was among the 54 injured in Friday's blast in Jakarta and is…
Indonesian authorities are investigating the alleged involvement of a student in Friday's explosions at a high school mosque in Jakarta, which left nearly 100 injured, the national police chief said on Saturday.
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