A bomb squad personnel checks on a suspicious object at Thamrin district where police and protesters clashed, Jakarta, Indonesia May 23, 2019. (File photo: Reuters)

Bomb squad dispatched after explosion at Indonesia hospital

Indonesia

Reuters

Published: 21 September ,2023: 09:17 AM GST Updated: 21 September ,2023: 09:21 AM GST

1 min read

An explosion occurred at a hospital near the Indonesian capital Jakarta on Thursday and a bomb squad had been dispatched there, police said.

The police were quoted by news website Detik.com as saying the explosion may have come from an overheated power supplier in the radiology unit of the Eka Hospital in the Serpong area.

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The police did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the source of the explosion.

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