Explosive materials found at dump

JAKARTA: A package of explosive materials was discovered at a dump on Jl. Peninggaran Barat II, Kebayoran Lama, South Jakarta, on Saturday, a police officer said.

South Jakarta chief of detectives Comr. Merdisyam said the explosive materials were discovered inside five tubes wrapped in a plastic bag.

"We found dangerous materials in five tubes, two of which were large," he said, declining to reveal the type of materials or whether an investigation had commenced.

"The materials are now in the hands of the bomb squad," he said. -- JP