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Explosions at Jakarta School Mosque Injure 54 During Friday Prayers as Police Identify Teen Student Suspect

Authorities say the motive remains under investigation pending forensic analysis.

Overview

  • Multiple blasts struck the mosque at a state high school inside a navy compound in Kelapa Gading around midday, prompting evacuations and a bomb-squad response.
  • Police report 54 injured, mostly students, with burns and wounds from glass and fragments, and about 33 still receiving treatment in hospitals.
  • A 17-year-old male student has been named the suspected perpetrator and is undergoing surgery for injuries sustained in the incident.
  • Investigators recovered a toy submachine gun linked to the suspect with inscriptions referencing white supremacist slogans, which are being examined as potential evidence.
  • Officials, including national and Jakarta police, are probing possible motives such as bullying and have urged the public not to conclude the blasts were a terrorist attack.