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1st LD: Suicide bombing occurs in central Java, Indonesia

Xinhua, July 5, 2016 Adjust font size:

A suicide bomber exploded himself at a police office in Solo of Central Java earlier Tuesday, killing the bomber and badly injuring a police officer, local Metro TV reported here.

The blast took place just after the bomber entered the gate of the police station at 07 : 36 a.m. Jakarta time, Inspector General Condro Kirono, police chief at Central Java province said.

Riding a motorcycle, the bomber detonated the low-explosive bomb just after a police officer stopped him, he said.

The blast killed the bomber and seriously wounded the police officer. Enditem