Friday, April 15, 2011

17 wonded in Indonesian mosque suicide attack


Cirebon, Indonesia: a bomb blast outside a mosque in the Indonesian city of Cirebon has expired at least one person and wonded at least 17 ​​others, police said.

"A man blew himself up ... the police are talking about a suicide attack during Friday prayers in the mosque to the police station in Cirebon in West Java. The mosque was full of police officers time of the explosion, "the media said.

According to hospital sources, 17 people were wonded in the attack, including the head of the local police.

Most of the wounded were police, but the motive of the attack was not immediately clear, and no group has claimed responsibility immediately after the explosion.

Early reports indicated that the suspected suicide bomber was the only fatality.

The suspect appears to have been a suicide vest under his black robes, and sat among the faithful when he set the bomb, Agus Riyanto, a spokesman for the police,

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