The Jakarta Post, April 02, 2003
Homemade bomb explodes in Medan
MEDAN, North Sumatra: A homemade bomb placed in the backyard of the Medan
mayor's office exploded on Monday, damaging three cars parked in the compound.
No casualties were reported in the blast.
The chief of the North Sumatra Police, Insp. Gen. Dewa Astika, said that the bomb
squad had collected bomb fragments to study the nature of the bomb.
"We will examine the type of explosive used and we are still collecting information
about the situation inside the compound before the blast," Astika said when
inspecting the explosion site.
He said the police would question six people who were present near the site before
the explosion.
Medan Mayor Abdillah called on the city's residents to remain calm. -- JP
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