US EditionSuspect in Indonesia Mosque Bombing Was Inspired by Past Mass Killings, Police Say
The 17-year-old suspect, described as reclusive, acted alone and was driven by loneliness and extremist online influences, injuring 96 during Friday prayers, police said.
- On Nov 11, police said explosions during Friday prayers last week at a Jakarta mosque in Kelapa Gading injured 96 people, with three in serious condition.
- Motivated by vengeance and loneliness, the alleged perpetrator felt he had no place to share complaints, authorities described him as closed and reclusive.
- Police found seven homemade explosive devices at the mosque, four detonated, three failed, some concealed in Coca-Cola cans and triggered by remote control or fuse, plus a toy firearm with inscriptions including 'vengeance'.
- The 17-year-old student is a 'child facing the law' and a 'lone wolf' recovering from surgery after a head injury, Jakarta police said.
- Anti-terrorism police said the suspect was inspired by neo-Nazi figures and white supremacist ideologies, citing the 2019 Christchurch mosque shootings and 1999 Columbine High School shootings.
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Indonesian Teen Who Was Suspected In Mosque Attack, Built Bombs At Home
An Indonesian student suspected in last week's bomb attack on a high school mosque had assembled small-scale explosive devices at home and wanted to copy extremists he found online but had no links with any militant networks, authorities said.
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An Indonesian teen suspected in mosque attack built bombs alone at home, police say
Authorities say an Indonesian student suspected in last week's bomb attack on a high school mosque had assembled small-scale explosive devices at home.
Indonesia mosque blast suspect inspired by neo-Nazi figures, white supremacist ideology
Indonesia mosque blast suspect inspired by Neo-Nazi figures, white supremacist ideology. Explosions at a mosque in Indonesia’s capital Jakarta that injured dozens of people during Friday prayers, with a 17-year-old student the suspected perpetrator. The post Indonesia mosque blast suspect inspired by Neo-Nazi figures white supremacist ideology appeared first on Jerusalem World News.
Indonesia mosque blast suspect inspired by Neo-Nazi figures, police
JAKARTA: Indonesia's anti-terrorism police said on Tuesday that the alleged perpetrator of last week's mosque bombing was inspired by neo-Nazi figures and white supremacist ideologies. Explosions at a mosque in Indonesia's capital Jakarta that injured dozens of people during Friday prayers could have been an attack, officials indicated, with a 17-year-old student the suspected
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