Police slapped in face

Police slapped in face

We are again shocked by a bomb blast. This time it was not the number of fatalities which stunned us but the place where the homemade bomb exploded -- the National Police Headquarters complex in South Jakarta. A place which should be safe from any kind of crime.

No one was injured in Monday's attack, which caused minor damage. But the bottom line is that the bomb exploded in the vicinity of an institution which should be scary for criminals and terrorists.

It was understandable that the House of Representatives (DPR) warned National Police chief Gen. Da'i Bachtiar not to take the police HQ bombing for granted.

The police must solve the bombing and find those behind the terror to ease public fears because there are many many strategic places which are prone to such terror acts.

The motive behind the bombing is not clear, but it could be a way to discredit the police as bombing National Police Headquarters is a real slap in the face for the police.

-- Republika, Jakarta