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Jakarta Mosque Blast at School Complex Hospitalizes Dozens

Police report 54 hospitalizations, with the cause still under investigation.

Overview

  • The explosion occurred on Nov. 7 inside a mosque within a school complex in Kelapa Gading, North Jakarta.
  • Jakarta police said 54 people were taken to hospitals, updating earlier local reports that cited smaller injury counts.
  • Footage from KompasTV and MetroTV showed a police cordon, ambulances on standby, and special police units at the site.
  • Images indicated no extensive structural damage to the mosque.
  • Armed police and military personnel secured the area as investigators sought to determine what triggered the blast, and independent outlets had not verified all casualty figures.