Ship crew questioned over bomb find

JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Anton Bachrul Alam said on Tuesday that police were interrogating 12 people in connection with two homemade bombs found on a ship, at Sunda Kelapa Port, in North Jakarta.

Anton identified the 12 people as the ship's captain, M. Nasir, crew members Maseliman, Agus Tang, Rustam Fatah, Freddy Uliselan, J Luhukay, La Tamuda, Tecy Patti Peilohy, Isak Ferdinandus, Fater Rahim, Abdul Malik, and Rahmat.

The KM Layur ship, which had come from Riau and was headed for Ambon, made a stopover at Sunda Kelapa Port.

In relation to the suitcase found on Jl. Cik Ditiro on Monday, Anton said that the contents could have been made into a firebomb.

"That is a potential Molotov cocktail... there were soft-drink bottles and nails. Usually you just fill the bottles with nails, add a wick and oil, and just throw... and you will have an explosion," Anton told reporters. (ylt)