One dead, six injured in suicide bombing at Indonesian police station

The motive for the attack was not immediately known, but police stations have been frequent targets for radicals in the world’s biggest Muslim majority nation, which has long struggled with Islamist militancy.

“For now, we believe he was a lone wolf,” national police spokesman Dedi Prasetyo told reporters in Jakarta.At least six people were wounded in the blast, including four officers and two civilians, but their injuries were not severe, he added. The attacker – whose identification listed him as a student – wore an explosive device on his body, with authorities recovering nails, an on-off switch button, cables and body parts, Prasetyo said.Police said the attacker was active on social media, while CCTV footage showed him entering the compound wearing a uniform worn by drivers of a popular ride-hailing service.

The Southeast Asian nation of some 260 million has significant numbers of religious minorities – including Christians, Hindus and Buddhists – who have been targeted by radical Islamist groups amid concerns about rising intolerance.

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