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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Niniek Karmini

An Indonesian teen suspected in mosque attack built bombs alone at home, police say

Indonesia Explosions - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

An Indonesian student suspected in last week's bomb attack on a high school mosque had assembled small-scale explosive devices at home and wanted to copy extremists he found online but had no links with any militant networks, authorities said Tuesday.

Police investigators described the 17-year-old, who was among the 96 injured in Friday’s blasts in Jakarta, as a loner obsessed with violent and extreme contents. The student, who was not identified, was still recovering at a hospital after two surgeries.

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