JAKARTA: Several students were injured in an explosion during Friday prayers at a mosque inside a school complex in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta, local media reported.
The Jakarta Police deployed a bomb disposal unit to investigate the blast at the school mosque situated in Kelapa Gading in North Jakarta, Antara News reported. A Reuters report put the number of people hospitalised at 54. Some students remained inside the school compound after the blast.
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An explosion tore through a mosque inside a Jakarta school complex today – a scene of faith turned battlefield.
Dozens hospitalized, the floor slick with debris and blood.
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Jakarta Police spokesperson Senior Commissioner Budi Hermanto confirmed that investigators were still determining the cause of the explosion, the news outlet said. A bomb disposal team from the Mobile Brigade Corps has been deployed to search the area.
Two students were injured and taken to a hospital for treatment, the Police spokesperson was cited as saying by Antara news agency.
❗️Explosion Rocks Mosque Inside Jakarta School Complex
At least 54 people, including children and teachers, were injured after an explosion tore through a mosque inside a school complex in North Jakarta during Friday prayers, according to police.
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The Jakarta Fire and Rescue Office said that they received a report from a witness at 12:09 pm (local time) that the explosion came from a loudspeaker inside the school mosque.
It reported that news channels KompasTV and MetroTV showed footage of a police line around the school with ambulances standing by. Images of the mosque showed no extensive damage, as per the Reuters report. (ANI)
