Blast in Indonesia's E. Java, One Killed

09/04/2001| IslamWeb

JAKARTA (Islamweb & News Agencies) - An explosion rocked a residential area in the East Java capital of Surabaya early on Tuesday, killing one and injuring another, Indonesian police said.
The explosion, believed to be from a bomb, hit around 6:00 a.m. near the front entrance of a house.
There have been several unsolved bomb attacks in Indonesia in recent months amid political tension that climaxed in the ousting of the country's first democratically-elected leader, Abdurrahman Wahid, by the top legislature late last month. (Read phto caption below).
Earlier this month, a bomb blast ripped through the ground floor of a busy shopping center in the Indonesian capital Jakarta on Wednesday evening, injuring at least five people, police and witnesses said.The explosion hit the shopping complex in the central Senen district as commuters were making last-minute purchases before heading home, blowing out windows and sending clouds of thick smoke into the air.
Indonesia has been battered by violence and political instability since former President Suharto stepped down in disgrace more than three years ago.
Indonesians hope the appointment of new President Megawati Sukarnoputri last week will finally usher in some stability
PHOTO CAPTION:
A bomb blast ripped through the ground floor of a busy shopping center in the Indonesian capital Jakarta on August 1, 2001 evening, injuring at least five people, police and witnesses said. (Reuters Graphic)