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View all search resultsExplosion at Bandung police station wounds three people: Media
The source of the explosion was not immediately clear.
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t least three police officers were wounded in an explosion at a police stationon Wednesday in West Java province, and authorities are investigating the source of the blast, police officials told local media.
Metro TV cited residents as saying there had been a loud explosion, while Kompas TV showed footage of damage to the entrance of a police station in the city of Bandung, and roads closed in the area.
The source of the explosion was not immediately clear. Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim-majority country, has suffered attacks by Islamic militants, with police sometimes the target.
In 2019, Indonesia created a tough new anti-terrorism law after suicide bombings linked to the Islamic State-inspired Jamaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD).
