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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Bombing at Indonesian Police Station Kills Officer, Hurts Several

Officers set up a barricade at the gate of the National Police Headquarters following a suspected militant attack in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, March 31, 2021. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

A man blew himself up Wednesday at a police station on Indonesia’s main island of Java, killing an officer and wounding seven people, officials said, in what appeared to be the latest in a string of suicide attacks blamed on militants.

The attacker entered the Astana Anyar police station with a motorcycle and detonated explosives as police were lining up for a morning assembly, said Bandung city Police Chief Aswin Sipayung.

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