Suspicious object in U.S. embassy<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): A bomb-like object was found inside the United
\nStates Embassy, Jl. Medan Merdeka Selatan, Central Jakarta, on
\nSaturday morning, a police officer said.<\/p>\n
The suspicious object was a small bottle, more like a perfume
\nbottle, containing dark liquid. The bottle had a fuse and was
\nfound in the embassy's garden near the front gate.<\/p>\n
Gambir Police Asst. Supt. Slamet Rijanto said, \"A duty
\nsecurity officer at the embassy, M. Yusuf, first spotted the
\nsuspicious bomb-like bottle in the garden at 10:50 a.m..\"<\/p>\n
Slamet said Yusuf then alerted Central Jakarta Police, which
\nlater informed the police Bomb Squad. The bomb squad arrived at
\nthe scene at 12:05 p.m.<\/p>\n
\"Actually, the bomb-like bottle was not an explosive. It was
\nmade in such a way that it resembles a bomb,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Carl Fritz of the embassy's press division could not be
\nreached for comment on the matter.<\/p>\n
An employee at the embassy said over the phone that all
\nofficials had left the office.<\/p>\n
Although police have yet to formally declare that it was a
\nbomb, the incident has added to acts of terror against residents
\nin the capital over the past few days.<\/p>\n
Last Tuesday, a bomb exploded in front of the Philippine
\nambassador's residence on Jl. Imam Bonjol, killing two people and
\ninjuring 21 others, including Ambassador Leonides T. Caday, who
\nis still being treated at the Medistra Hospital, South Jakarta.<\/p>\n
The blast occurred shortly before the Philippine envoy entered
\nthe gate of his residence at 12:20 p.m. People who live within a
\nradius of one kilometer from the site could feel the effect and
\nthe sound of the blast.<\/p>\n
National Police chief Gen. Rusdihardjo, said before attending
\na Cabinet meeting on Wednesday that the explosive device was made
\nof TNT (trinitrotoluene), citing that it contained large amounts
\nof nitrate and produced gray smoke.<\/p>\n
But on Friday, Rusdihardjo said results of the police
\ninvestigation showed that the bomb contained C4, an explosive
\ndevice stronger than TNT, which is produced in the United States.<\/p>\n
Slamet said the police were investigating the incident to
\nfind suspects and uncover a motive for their actions.<\/p>\n
\"We'll question the security guard (M. Yusuf) and other people
\nin the area as witnesses to help us with our investigation,\" he
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
Jakarta Police Headquarters spokesman, Supt. Zainuri Lubis,
\nconfirmed the finding of the bomb-like object at the embassy.<\/p>\n
\"The police bomb squad was deployed to the scene and it has
\nsecured the suspicious object for further investigation at their
\nheadquarters in Kelapa Dua, Depok,\" Zainuri said.<\/p>\n
\"We'll wait for their examination result,\" he added.<\/p>\n
Earlier in June, the capital was rocked by two bomb hoaxes.<\/p>\n
The first was reportedly planted at Salvator Christ Church,
\nJl. K.S. Tubun, Central Jakarta.<\/p>\n
A church staffer, F. Rujimin, alerted West Jakarta Police to
\ninspect a suspicious item, a drinking bottle with batteries and
\nwires packed in a brown cement sack, he had found in the morning.<\/p>\n
The second bomb hoax was reported by a British citizen,
\nAlistair Lang, living the Cilandak district, South Jakarta, after
\nreceiving a phone call from an unidentified person who claimed to
\nhave planted a bomb inside his house. (lup)<\/p>",
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