The Jakarta Post, 9/23/2002 2:07:00 PM
Grenade exploded intended for U.S. embassy property: Police
JAKARTA (JP): A grenade exploded inside a van in the early hours of Monday, with
police claiming that it was intended to be thrown at a property belonging to the U.S.
embassy.
The explosion on Jl. Teluk Betung in Menteng district, Central Jakarta, killed a
passenger and injured its driver. Two others inside the Toyota Kijang van were
believed to have fled the scene after the explosion.
Police quoted the injured driver, identified as Yusuf, as saying that the grenade was
intended to be thrown at an unoccupied house belonging to the U.S. embassy.
The U.S. Embassy however said in a statement that "at this time, there were no
indications that embassy properties or U.S. interests were targeted."
Police have towed the car wreckage to the Jakarta Police headquarters and
discovered that it had been carrying a forged license plate number.
The blast cracked the windshield, damaged the left front door and left a hole on the
floor of the front passenger seat.
The U.S. Embassy and its consulate in Surabaya, East Java, were closed for four
days around Sept. 11 following what Washington called a specific and credible
information about an imminent attack against U.S. interests in Indonesia.
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