ABC AUSTRALIA, 23/09/2002 13:08:56
Explosion in Jakarta
A vehicle packed with explosives has blown up near a building housing US embassy
officials in Jakarta.
Jakarta police Chief Anton Bachrul Alam said one suspect was shot dead at the
scene by police after the explosion.
He says another suspect was detained and two others managed to escape.
US embassy closed
Mr Alam says it is too early to know whether the explosion was linked to recent truck
bomb threats against the US embassy in the Indonesian capital.
The U.S. embassy closed amid unspecified security concerns during the anniversary
of September 11 attacks on New York and Washington.
23/09/2002 13:08:56 | ABC Radio Australia News
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