"At least 54 people were injured on Friday after multiple explosions at a mosque within a school complex in Indonesia's capital Jakarta, police said. The victims, who were mostly students, sustained a range of injuries, local police chief Asep Edi Suheri said. "Some have minor injuries, some moderate, and some have already been discharged," Asep said. A 17-year-old who was undergoing surgery in hospital has been identified as the "suspected perpetrator," deputy house speaker Sufmi Dasco Ahmad told reporters."
"Witnesses told local television that two blasts were heard at around midday, during a sermon at the mosque at SMA 27, a state-funded high school located inside a navy compound. Deputy coordinating minister of politics and security, Lodewijk Freidrich Paulus, said there had been two explosions at the back of the mosque and near its door. "Don't jump to the conclusion that this is a terrorist act," Lodewijk said, according to Antara."
Multiple explosions at a mosque inside SMA 27, a state-funded high school within a navy compound in Kelapa Gading, North Jakarta, injured at least 54 people, mostly students. Two blasts occurred around midday during a sermon, with explosions reported at the back of the mosque and near its door. Injuries ranged from minor to moderate; some victims have been discharged and no fatalities were reported. A 17-year-old undergoing surgery has been identified as the suspected perpetrator; classmates said he had been bullied and sought revenge. Authorities cordoned off the area, deployed a bomb squad, and opened an investigation into motive and background.
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