Indonesian police find high-explosive bomb near church
19:16, 21 April 2011
JAKARTA. April 21. KAZINFORM Indonesian anti-terror police squad found a high-explosive bomb on gas pipe near a church on the outskirt of Jakarta on Thursday, National Police spokesman Boy Rafli said here. Kazinform refers to Xinhua.
The police still combed the area to find other possible packages, the spokesman said.
"Yes, that was a bomb," Rafli told Xinhua by phone after asked whether the over 100-kilogram bag was a bomb.
A local television footage displayed some detonators, explosive materials and a mobile phone put in several plastic boxes.
Indonesian President Susilo Bamabang Yudhoyono ordered to rise alertness on possible terrorist attacks to top level on Thursday afternoon in the wake of the Easter on Friday.
Another local television reported that the suspected bomb was about 140 kg. Kazinform cites Xinhua. See www.xinhuanet.com for full version