The Jakarta Post, 6/8/2005 9:34:08 AM
Blast at housing complex near Jakarta,no casualties
JAKARTA (Reuters): An explosion occurred in a housing complex not far from the
Indonesian capital Jakarta before dawn on Wednesday but caused no casualties,
police said, amid heightened warnings of terror attacks in the country.
Lani, a police officer in the town of Pamulang, said a bomb squad was heading to the
housing complex in the town, about 35 km south of Jakarta.
"We don't know whether it's a bomb or a stove explosion. We are still investigating,"
Lani said by telephone.
On Monday, police said Islamic militants linked to al-Qaeda, including wanted
Malaysian bombmaker Azahari bin Husin, might be hiding on the outskirts of Jakarta.
Azahari is a senior figure in Jamaah Islamiyah, seen as the regional arm of al-Qaeda.
Police have said Azahari is among the masterminds behind a spate of bombings in
Indonesia, including the 2002 Bali blasts that killed 202 people, the 2003 JW Marriott
hotel bombing in Jakarta which claimed 12 lives, and last year's blast outside the
Australian embassy that killed 10 people.
Western countries and Indonesian police have all warned in recent weeks of possible
terrorist attacks in the world's most populous Muslim nation. (*)
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