At the very least two navy officers have been harm within the explosion that struck a park in central Jakarta, near the presidential palace.
An investigation has been launched into the incident. The explosion hit the realm reverse the Ministry of Inside inside Indonesia’s Nationwide Monument Park at round 7:20 am native time on Tuesday morning.
A video has emerged on social media exhibiting a person, his face and garments lined in blood, mendacity immobile on the bottom earlier than slowly sitting up.
A complete of two folks had been injured within the blast, native media reported, each of them having been taken to hospital for remedy.
The location of the explosion, Indonesia’s Nationwide Park – generally known as Monas park – is situated in entrance of the presidential palace, the place navy servicemen had been reportedly performing an train on the time of the blast.
#BREAKING : #Indonesian Police and Military has secured the #Monas, after a smoke granade blast close to Presidental Palace. pic.twitter.com/OGoCFBn8aZ
— Albert Batlayeri? (@AlbertBatlayeri) December three, 2019
Whereas the investigation continues to be in its early phases, authorities imagine the blast was brought on by a smoke grenade. It’s unclear whether or not this was an accident or if foul play was concerned. The location of the incident has been sealed off by navy and police, and the adjicent space has been closed to public.
Polisi selidiki dari mana asal granat di Monas https://t.co/QyGW3d4pzx
— IDN Instances (@idntimes) December three, 2019
“We have not concluded so, as a result of we’re nonetheless investigating,” Jakarta navy chief Eko Margiyono stated, as cited by Reuters, when requested if authorities would deal with the incident as a focused assault on navy private.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo was not at his residence on the time of the assault, his spokesman stated.
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Whereas no group has claimed accountability for the incident, Indonesia has recently seen a spike in home-grown Islamist-linked violence. On November 13, a suicide bomber denoted an explosive gadget at a police station within the metropolis of Medan, injuring six folks.
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