Police station explosion in Indonesia, 2 killed including officer in suicide attack; eight injured
A suicide bomber attacked a police station in the Indonesian city of Bandung, killing two people and injuring several others. Indonesian authorities said on Wednesday that a suspected Islamic terrorist blew himself up shortly after entering a police station in the city of Bandung, killing two people and injuring several others.
Ahmad Ramadan, head of the national police’s public information bureau, said Bandung police were coordinating with the counter-terrorism unit to investigate the incident. Ibnu Suhendra of Indonesia’s counter-terrorism agency (BNPT) told Metro TV that the Islamic State-inspired Jamaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD) group could be behind the attack.
JAD carried out several similar attacks in Indonesia
He said JAD had carried out similar attacks in Indonesia. Ibrahim Tompo, a spokesman for West Java police, told reporters on Metro TV that the suspected criminal and an officer were killed and eight others, including officers and a civilian, were wounded in the attack. Metro TV footage showed damage to the police station, some debris from the building on the ground and smoke billowing from the scene.
Indonesia made a strict anti-terror law
Islamic militants have carried out attacks in the world’s largest Muslim-majority country in recent years, including at churches, police stations and places frequented by foreigners. In efforts to crack down on militants, Indonesia enacted a tough new anti-terror law after suicide bombings linked to JAD.
