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Indonesia: Deadly explosions rock bus terminal in Jakarta, one policeman killed

In Indonesia, a suicide bomber launched an attack outside a busy bus terminal in the capital Jakarta today. One policeman was killed in the latest assault to hit the Muslim-majority country.<br/><br/>Several other police officers and civilians were injured during the attack in a street next to the bus station in a working-class district of the capital. The attack sent panicked people running for their lives and clouds of black smoke billowing into the sky.<br/>'<br/>Human body parts and shattered glass were strewn across the road following the attack, which happened at about 9:00 pm local time, (1930 hrs IST), as police were helping to secure a parade by a local group outside the Kampung Melayu terminal.'<br/><br/>It was not clear who was behind the attack. But Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim-majority country, has been on<br/>high alert after a string of plots and attacks in recent times by militants inspired by the Islamic State (IS) group.<br/>'<br/>National police spokesman Setyo Wasisto said that it was suspected that was only one suicide bomber involved. <br/><br/>Wasisto added that the bomber had also placed another bomb in the area which went off during the attack, leading to the two blasts that witnesses cited. He said several police officers and five civilians were injured in the attack and were being treated in hospital.'<br/><br/>Indonesia has suffered a series of Islamic militant attacks in the past 15 years, including the 2002 Bali bombings<br/>that killed 202 people, mostly foreign tourists.

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