Sanur Bomb?

[mimpimanis]

A guest asked me about the bomb in sanur a few days ago. I hadnt heard anything about it and only found two lines on BBC saying a bomb had gone off near the american consulate with no injuries. Anyone know anything else? I can only imagine it was nothng much due to the lack of info on the net.

Thanks

[yang peduli]

There you go....
Regards,
DB

Loud explosion shakes Denpasar residents
Dicky Christanto, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar

An explosion at around 1 a.m. Tuesday inside a parking garage in west Denpasar jolted dozens of residents from their sleep, and served as an unwanted reminder of the two terrorist bombings on the island. Tuesday's explosion did not cause any injuries.

The garage belongs to a tour and travel company and is located on Jl. Gatot Subroto. The powerful explosion damaged several cars, flattening their tires and shattering their windshields.

It also left a crater about one centimeter deep and seven centimeters wide.

The garage was soon swarmed by uniformed and plainclothes officers. They sealed off the area as forensic officers and members of the police's elite anti-terror unit Detachment 88 combed the area for clues. The on-site investigation continued throughout the day.

Bali Police chief Insp. Gen. Paulus Purwoko visited the blast site Tuesday afternoon and personally supervised the work of his officers.

"Right now, it may not look like a serious blast, but until we know for sure, I am ordering officers to continue their investigation of the case," he said, as quoted by Antara newswire.

He said the police took any explosion extremely seriously, regardless of its power. "Since the terrorist attacks, the Bali Police are always on high alert," he said.

However, Purwoko said it did not seem likely Tuesday's blast was connected to terrorist groups.

"It (the explosion) wasn't created with the materials usually used by terrorists," he said.

Bali has suffered two deadly bombings, in 2002 and 2005. The attacks killed hundreds of people, mostly foreign tourists.

Bali Police spokesman Sr. Comr. A.S Reniban said the anti-terror unit Detachment 88 and the police's bomb squad were helping the investigation into Tuesday's blast. "We are still investigating the case right now, so be patient," he told The Jakarta Post.

He said police had questioned Ida Bagus Dirga, the owner of the garage, as a witness. Dirga, he said, was being questioned because he was the first person to arrive at the scene after the explosion.

The spokesman said Dirga told police he had no idea what might have caused the explosion.

Detik.com news portal reported that one witness, who did not want to be identified, said the explosion likely related to an internal dispute within the travel company. The witness said Dirga fired several employees several days earlier.

"We will question several more witnesses to determine whether the explosion involved any individual(s) who worked at the company," Purwoko said.

[mimpimanis]

Thanks Wybe and good to see you, it's been a while!

BBC definitely made it seem like a terrorist bomb saying it was near the american embassy and that a cleric was arrested soon after. Or maybe I was looking at another older report......