Two of those killed in the explosions at Kampung Melayu bus terminal are suspected suicide bombers, Indonesian police say.
Police officers arrive on the scene after an explosion near a bus terminal in the Kampung Melayu area of Jakarta, Indonesia on May 24, 2017. (Photo: AP/Achmad Ibrahim)
JAKARTA: Two explosions rocked a busy bus terminal in east Jakarta on Wednesday evening (May 24), killing five people including two suspected suicide bombers and three police officers.
Ten other people were injured, including police officers and civilians, during the attack in a street next to the bus station in a working-class district of the capital.
The blasts happened at about 9.00pm (10.00pm Singapore time) as police were helping to secure a parade by a local group outside the Kampung Melayu terminal.
It was not clear who was behind the attack but Indonesia has been on high alert after a string of plots and attacks in recent times by militants inspired by the Islamic State (IS) militant group.
National police spokesman Setyo Wasisto told reporters that two suicide bombers had been involved in the attack and three police officers had died. He had earlier said he believed only one attacker was involved.
"I have to convey my deepest condolences because three police officers died," he said.
Five other police officers and five civilians were injured, Wasisto said. Both suicide bombers, who were men, died during the attack, he added.
The terminal is a local hub served by minibuses and buses.
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