Indonesian polices guard at May 14 bombing scene (Source: VNA)Jakarta (VNA) – Indonesia’s police are worried about new attacks aftera series of bombings hitting East Java province on May 13 and 14 left at least20 dead and many others injured.
Indonesia’s national police chief Tito Karnavian on May 14 affirmed a family offive, including an eight-year-old girl, conducted the suicide bombing in frontof police headquarters in Surabaya city.
The perpetrators of bomb attacks at threeChristian churches a day earlier were also identified to be members of adifferent family, including four children aged 9 to 18.
The use of children in terrorist plots,analysts say, represents a new and shocking development in Indonesia.
Statistics on recent attacks showed thatpolice and religions, excluding Islam, were the targets.
Investigations revealed that bombers used anexplosive called triacetone triperoxide (TATP). This type of explosive iscommonly used by Islamic State (IS) militants when carrying out terror attacks.
TATP is made from materials that are widelyavailable, Tito told journalists at a press conference in Surabaya on May 14.
Indonesia raised security alert status to thehighest level at major cities and regions in Indonesia, including Jakartacapital, Riau islands, East Java and Bali island, after the series of bombattacks on May 13.-VNA
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