Explosions at a bus terminal in the Indonesian capital killed at least three police officers Wednesday, according to local authorities.
Indonesian police reported two explosions five minutes apart at a Transjakarta bus station in Kampung Melayu in eastern Jakarta, revealed Reuters. Authorities now suspect that there were two suicide bombers, not one as initially suspected. Ten people — five police officers and five civilians — were injured in the blast, National Police spokesman Setyo Wasisto introduced.
“The two suspects were both male. Their identities will be released later,” he said.
#BREAKING: #Indonesia – Several people have been injured in multiple explosions at Kampung Melayu bus station in East #Jakarta pic.twitter.com/be9LWCcksU
— Eshaghi اسحاقی (@Eshaghi_) May 24, 2017
Authorities have been concerned about a rise in radical Islamic extremism since the Islamic State attacked Jakarta for the first time with guns and bombs in January last year, killing several people.
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