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Suicide bombing victim recuperates, may get promotion
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On alert – Security personnel are on guard where a suicide bomber blew himself up in front of the Surakarta Police office on Jl. Adi Sucipto, Manahan, Central Java, on Tuesday. The perpetrator died in the attack, which left one police officer injured. (thejakartapost.com/Ganug Nugroho Adi)
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Surakarta police officer who was injured in an attack by a suicide bomber outside the city’s police headquarters on the eve of Idul Fitri is recuperating and is likely to get a promotion.
“He has burn wounds on his face and body. He’s recuperating. He’s also conscious, but the police bars people from seeing him,” the officer’s wife, Triana, said on Thursday.
The officer, Bambang Adi Cahyanto, was the only victim hurt during the attack, which was blamed on a local terrorist network linked to the militant Islamic State (IS) group.
Bambang made an attempt to stop the motorcycle-riding suicide bomber who was trying to break through a security barricade before detonating an explosive device that ended up killing only himself. The blast threw Bambang a distance of three meters.
“He suffered from severe bleeding in his left eye because of bomb shrapnel,” Triana said.
Surakarta Police chief Sr. Comr. Ahmad Luthfi said the force would pay for Bambang’s medical treatment. “We will also propose that he be promoted,” he added. (ary)
