Two explosions hit a high school mosque in North Jakarta around 12:15 p.m., injuring about 54 people and prompting chaos on campus. Officials said 33 of the wounded were still receiving treatment, and a student has been identified as a suspect and is undergoing surgery. Bomb-squad teams processed the scene while investigators probe the motive, and senior officials urged the public not to jump to conclusions.
Two Explosions at Jakarta School Mosque Injure Dozens; Student Named as Suspect
Two explosions hit a high school mosque in North Jakarta around 12:15 p.m., injuring about 54 people and prompting chaos on campus. Officials said 33 of the wounded were still receiving treatment, and a student has been identified as a suspect and is undergoing surgery. Bomb-squad teams processed the scene while investigators probe the motive, and senior officials urged the public not to jump to conclusions.
01:11, 08.11.2025Security
Explosions at North Jakarta school mosque wound dozens
Two blasts struck the mosque of a high school in North Jakarta at about 12:15 p.m. local time (0515 GMT) on Friday, injuring dozens of students and causing panic on campus, authorities and witnesses said.
Jakarta police spokesman Budi Hermanto said roughly 54 people were hurt, with 33 still receiving medical treatment at the time of the briefing. National police chief Listyo Sigit Prabowo said a student has been identified as a suspect; the student was also injured and was undergoing surgery.
"It immediately turned chaotic at the school, everyone ran outside to the field," 16-year-old Muhammad Rizky Muzaffar told AFP. "Many of the students were injured, and a lot of them were taken straight to the hospital."
Officials said the detonations occurred at the back of the school mosque and near its doorway. Investigators, including bomb-squad technicians, were processing the scene; an AFP journalist observed plastic evidence bags placed on prayer rugs.
Seventeen-year-old student Kinza Ghaisan Rayyan told reporters there was initial confusion over the source of the noise. "At first we thought it came from some electronic equipment, maybe the sound system... but it turned out the explosion came from under the prayer mat," he said from a Jakarta hospital.
Deputy coordinating minister for politics and security Lodewijk Freidrich Paulus warned the public not to rush to conclusions and said authorities were continuing their investigation. Jakarta police chief Asep Edi Suheri said officers had set up information posts at two hospitals to help relatives locate injured students.
Authorities continue to investigate the motive and circumstances surrounding the explosions. Further forensic and forensic checks are under way, and officials urged anyone with information to come forward.
Reporting by AFP; local officials and school sources quoted. dsa-mrc/ebe/rsc/acb