Jakarta: Police have detonated a bomb found near a food stall in a street in Magelang in Central Java as Indonesia continues to be on tenterhooks over a possible terror attack over the holiday period.
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Central Java police spokesman Djarod Padakova said police found dangerous items including nails, pipe, a switch, wiring and a battery in the debris after they blew up a suspicious package.
He said police were yet to determine who was responsible for the package but given it contained a low explosive bomb the intention was to create terror.
The bomb was found wrapped in duct tape inside a bag at about 6am near a portable food stall known as a kaki lima, that sold fried meat balls and tofu.
Police have already killed five suspected terrorists and arrested multiple others over plots that have included a suicide bombing of the presidential palace in Jakarta, an attack in Bali, and attacks on police postings in South Tangerang and Purwakarta.
National police chief Tito Karnavian said 150,000 personnel including police and the military had been deployed to secure the capital over Christmas and the New Year as part of Operation Candle.
