Two blasts at transport terminal in Jakarta, casualties feared

An eyewitness said that bombs exploded twice near a bus stop facility in Kampung Melayu

IANS  |  Jakarta 

Jakarta attack
Indonsian police bomb squad check the area after an explosion near a bus stop in the Kampung Melayu area of Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday

Two explosions went off near a crowded bus station in the eastern part of the Indonesian capital on Wednesday, police said. Eyewitnesses reported many casualties.

An eyewitness said that bombs exploded twice near a bus stop facility in Kampung Melayu at about 9 pm.

"The first explosion was very hard and the second one was rather low. I saw several parts of bodies and organs," an eye witness told television.

"I saw some victims were rushed to hospitals," he added.

Two blasts at transport terminal in Jakarta, casualties feared

An eyewitness said that bombs exploded twice near a bus stop facility in Kampung Melayu

An eyewitness said that bombs exploded twice near a bus stop facility in Kampung Melayu

Two explosions went off near a crowded bus station in the eastern part of the Indonesian capital on Wednesday, police said. Eyewitnesses reported many casualties.

An eyewitness said that bombs exploded twice near a bus stop facility in Kampung Melayu at about 9 pm.

"The first explosion was very hard and the second one was rather low. I saw several parts of bodies and organs," an eye witness told television.

"I saw some victims were rushed to hospitals," he added.

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