Indonesia: 54 injured after series of explosions at mosque on school campus

The series of explosions on the school campus caused panic. Reports indicate the blasts occurred at a mosque located on the campus of a government high school, SMA 27, located inside a naval compound in the Kelapa Gading area of ​​North Jakarta.

New Delhi: Several explosions rocked a mosque on a high school campus in Jakarta, Indonesia, during Friday prayers. At least 54 people were injured, most of them students. The cause of the blasts is currently unclear. Jakarta Police Chief Asep Edi Suheri said that initial investigations indicate the explosions occurred near the mosque's loudspeaker.

The series of explosions on the school campus caused panic. Reports indicate the blasts occurred at a mosque located on the campus of a government high school, SMA 27, located inside a naval compound in the Kelapa Gading area of ​​North Jakarta.

According to eyewitness accounts broadcast on local TV channels, two loud explosions were heard during Friday prayers just as the sermon began. Smoke began to billow from the mosque following the explosions. Students and others present there ran out screaming in panic. In the chaos, many people were injured by shattered glass from the blast. Some are in critical condition.