Aaj TV English News - World https://english.aaj.tv/ Aaj TV English en-Us Copyright 2026 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:33:03 +0500 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:33:03 +0500 60 Indonesian mosque explosion injures dozens, suspect identified, official says https://english.aaj.tv/news/330443557/indonesian-mosque-explosion-injures-dozens-suspect-identified-official-says <p><strong>An explosion at a mosque in Indonesia’s capital Jakarta during Friday prayers that injured dozens of people could have been an attack, officials indicated, with a 17-year-old identified as the “suspected perpetrator”.</strong></p> <p>The country’s deputy house speaker, Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, speaking to the media after visiting a hospital, said the suspect was currently undergoing surgery.</p> <p>Jakarta city police chief Asep Edi Suheri told reporters 55 people had been admitted to hospitals with a range of minor to serious injuries, including burns from the blast at the mosque inside a school complex in the Kelapa Gading area.</p> <p>An investigation was underway, police said.</p> An explosion at a mosque in Indonesia’s capital Jakarta during Friday prayers that injured dozens of people could have been an attack, officials indicated, with a 17-year-old identified as the “suspected perpetrator”.

The country’s deputy house speaker, Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, speaking to the media after visiting a hospital, said the suspect was currently undergoing surgery.

Jakarta city police chief Asep Edi Suheri told reporters 55 people had been admitted to hospitals with a range of minor to serious injuries, including burns from the blast at the mosque inside a school complex in the Kelapa Gading area.

An investigation was underway, police said.

]]> World https://english.aaj.tv/news/330443557 Fri, 07 Nov 2025 16:09:27 +0500 none@none.com (Reuters) Armed police personnel and military personnel guard near an area after an explosion occurred at a school complex in Jakarta, Indonesia, November 7, 2025//REUTERS