Suicide attack in police station in Surabaya

in suicide •  7 years ago 


In the city of Surabaya, Indonesia, a suicide attack was carried out in the police headquarters, after three militant attacks in the city, after the death of 13 people, 24 hours were not crossed.

According to the BBC, the attackers on a motorbike made a suicide explosion at 8:50 am local time on Monday.

East Java Police spokesman France Barung Mangera told reporters that some policemen were injured in the incident.

However, he could not immediately tell if someone was killed.

"We are still identifying the victims. We can not provide detailed information at this time. "

Whether there is any link to the blasts in the police headquarters on Sunday attack, it is still unclear.

ABC News said on the local television broadcasting CCTV video, four of the four motorbikes came to the checkpoint in front of the police headquarters and stopped by a car. The explosion happened when police members were approaching them.

Describing the incident as a "cowardly barbarity" of the series, Indonesia President Joko Widodo stressed on passing a new anti-terrorism law.

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