Indonesian officials indicate the explosion in the capital Jakarta that injured dozens of people during Friday prayers could have been an attack, with a 17-year-old student identified as the suspected perpetrator.
Police say 55 people are in hospitals with a range of minor to serious injuries, including burns, after the blasts at the mosque inside a school complex in the Kelapa Gading area.
Deputy House Speaker Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, speaking to the media after visiting a hospital, says the young male suspect is undergoing surgery, without giving more details or a possible motive.
Indonesia’s national police chief Listyo Sigit Prabowo says the suspect is a student at the adjacent school, and an investigation is underway into his background and motive.
“We have identified the suspected perpetrator, and we are currently investigating the perpetrator’s identity, his environment, including his home and other things,” he says.
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