Pro-Rohingya blast hits Buddhist temple in Jakarta
One person injured in detonation at Buddhist temple
A bomb that exploded at a Buddhist temple in the Indonesian capital Jakarta bore the words “we are responding to the screams of the Rohingya”, the place of worship said on Monday.
It appeared to be the latest outburst of anger in Muslim-majority Indonesia at the plight of Rohingya Muslims, who have been fleeing in their thousands from sectarian violence in Myanmar, where most of the population is Buddhist.
The low-intensity bomb, containing pieces of iron and ball bearings, went off late on Sunday inside the Ekayana Buddhist temple as hundreds of worshippers prayed, lightly injuring one person who received cuts to an arm and leg.
A second bomb was also set but only emitted smoke and failed to go off, according to police. The attack caused only minimal damage.
Temple official Ponijan Liaw told AFP that CCTV footage showed a man wearing a white shirt entering the temple and placing two green packages with the bombs inside next to two doors before leaving.
The blast happened shortly afterwards, he said.
One package bore the words “we are responding to the screams of the Rohingya”, Liaw said, adding the footage had been handed over to police.
