Loud Explosion in Indonesia’s Aceh Residential Area

BANDA ACEH,KOMPAS.com - A 'very loud explosion' occurred in front of a house in Teungku Lhong Dua Street, Banda Aceh, damaging roads and houses on Monday, March 1.

The National Police's bomb disposal team from the Indonesia Automatic Fingerprint Identification System (Inafis) was deployed to the scene, and the team has found metal pieces from the explosion site.

The metal has been taken to the forensic laboratory team for further investigation.

Police have yet to say whether the explosion was related to a bomb case or not.

This explosion also burned a food cart nearby. 

KOMPAS.COM/TEUKU UMAR An explosion suspected of being a bomb occurs in a food cart on Monday, March 1.

ANTARA FOTO/AMPELSA The National Police's bomb disposal team use detectors to find pieces of metal after a suspected of being a grenade at a resident's house, Peunyerat Village, Bandar Raya District, Banda Aceh, Aceh, Monday (1/3/2021)'

ANTARA FOTO/AMPELSA The National Police's bomb disposal team deploy to the scene after a suspected grenade explosion at a resident's house, Peunyerat Village, Bandar Raya District, Banda Aceh, Aceh, Monday (1/3/2021).

KOMPAS.com/RAJA UMAR The National Police's bomb disposal team deploy to the scene after a suspected grenade explosion at a resident's house, Peunyerat Village, Bandar Raya District, Banda Aceh, Aceh, Monday (1/3/2021).

(Writer: Raja Umar | Editor: Abba Gabrillin)

Sources: https://regional.kompas.com/read/2021/03/01/170151378/tim-penjinak-bom-menemukan-logam-dari-lokasi-ledakan-di-aceh.

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