Cirebon bomb hoaxer 'did it for fun'<\/p>\n
CIREBON, West Java: A suspect believed responsible for a bomb
\nhoax in Cirebon city was arrested by the police on Friday.<\/p>\n
According to chief of Cirebon Police, Adj. Sr. Comr. Wisnu,
\nthe suspect, 22-year-old Dedi Hartono, was arrested in his house
\nafter midnight. \"We arrested the suspect, known to be a local
\npreacher, when he was having dinner. We made the arrest after
\ntracking him via the cell phone that he used to contact Elshinta
\nradio station in Jakarta,\" Wisnu said.<\/p>\n
He said the suspect sent an SMS to the radio's hotline number
\n0811806543, saying a bomb exploded outside the Asia Discotheque
\nand killed several civilians on Thursday afternoon. The radio
\nstation editors called the suspect back so he could tell the
\nstory live.<\/p>\n
The false information, he said, caused panic among police
\nofficials in Jakarta as well as Cirebon residents.<\/p>\n
\"Based on the information we panicked and directly checked the
\nlocations and hospitals, but the information was proven to be a
\nlie,\" Wisnu said.<\/p>\n
While being questioned, Dedi said he sent the message for fun.
\n\"I was doing it for fun, I didn't mean to terrorize Cirebon
\nresidents,\" he said. -- Antara<\/p>",
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