Explosion at a mosque in Jakarta: 54 injured
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As a result of an explosion during Friday prayers at a mosque in Jakarta, 54 people were hospitalized with injuries of varying severity. Police are investigating the cause of the incident in the Kelapa Gading area.
Dozens of people were injured and hospitalized after an explosion during Friday prayers at a mosque located in a school complex in the Indonesian capital Jakarta, police said, UNN reports with reference to Reuters.
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Police are investigating the cause of the explosion in the Kelapa Gading area of North Jakarta, city police chief Asep Edi Suheri said at a televised press conference.
According to him, the number of hospitalized people reached 54, and the injuries ranged from mild to severe, including burns.
News channels KompasTV and MetroTV showed footage of police cordoning off the school, with ambulances on standby nearby. The mosque did not appear to have suffered serious damage.
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