VIDEO BOM EXPLODES IN UTAN KAYU SEVERELY INJURES POLICE OFFICER

A bomb, disguised as a book, exploded in front of the Institute for Studies on the Free Flow of Information (ISAI) located in Utan Kayu, East Jakarta, at approximately 4:10 p.m.

The police were trying to secure the book when the explosion occurred. As a result, the East Jakarta chief detective Comr. Dodi Rahmawan suffered serious injuries.

“One hand of a police officer was blown off,” and employee at the ISAI, Ocim Muslim, said as reported by kompas.com.

The book was received by Ade Juniarti, an employee at the secretariat of the institute at approximately 10 a.m. Ade then contacted the police after noticing cables sticking out of the book, which was addressed to Liberal Islamic Network (JIL) activist Ulil Abshar Abdalla.

An employee of nearby radio station KBR68H named Nopik, was reportedly injured by shrapnel.