Edited by Voyagers at 25-5-2017 12:10 AM
BREAKING: Two huge explosions rock Brit tourist hotspot
A suicide bomber detonated a bomb this evening in Kampung Melayu. According to eyewitnesses in East Jakarta, the a police officer was also hurt after two loud explosions were heard at about 9pm local time.
Witnesses said the first and second blast occurred between five and 10 miniutes apart near a bus stop and a parking area for motorcycles. Horror photos and videos from the scene show what appear to be severed body parts at the bus stop.
JAKARTA - At least two people were killed and an Indonesian policeman injured after they appeared to have been caught in an explosion at a bus terminal on Wednesday (May 24) night in East Jakarta. According to eyewitnesses in the densely populated Kampung Melayu neighbourhood, the officer was hurt after two loud explosions were heard at about 9pm, reported Elshinta radio so far. Jakarta Post reported that the blasts occurred at the Transjakarta bus terminal. Details are still unclear but various witnesses have said the first and second blast occurred between five and 10 miniutes apart near a bus stop and a parking area for motorcycles. “There were two blasts at around 9.00 pm, close to each other, there are three victims,” East Jakarta police chief Andry Wibowo told TV station MetroTV, without saying whether the victims had been killed or injured. “From the damage I can see the explosions were pretty big.” It was not immediately clear what caused the blasts at the Kampung Melayu terminal which is served by mini-vans and buses. Photos and videos from the scene that circulated shortly after showed pieces of bloodied human flesh and dismembered body parts, including a limb and what appeared to be a severed head at the bus stop. TV footage also showed smoke rising from the terminal and police rushing to carry casualties away from the scene. Large numbers of police officers were at the scene and had cordoned it off.
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