Indonesian mosque blasts injure dozens .Explosions at a mosque in Indonesia’s capital Jakarta that injured dozens of people during prayers could have been an attack, officials indicated, with a 17-year-old identified as the suspected perpetrator.
Police said 55 people were 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.
“The explosion was loud, so loud that I could not breathe because I was shocked,” said Luciana, 43, who was working at the school canteen at the time.
She described multiple blasts and panic as dozens fled the complex.
“I thought it was a short circuit or the sound system which exploded — we were so afraid, so we rushed out.”
Deputy House Speaker Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, speaking to the media after visiting a hospital, said the young male suspect was undergoing surgery, without giving more details or a possible motive.
President Asif Ali Zardari expressed his condolences over the incident in a post on X, offering prayers for the swift recovery of the injured.
“Pakistan stands with Indonesia in global efforts against terrorism and extremism,” he wrote. “The Pakistani nation has already made heavy sacrifices against terrorism … Terrorism has severely affected my own life as well, but I never lost courage.”
