<figure id="attachment_3204307" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3204307" style="width: 1600px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-3204307" src="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/17cc4ef4-indonesia-police-08112025.webp" alt="" width="1600" height="1000" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-3204307" class="wp-caption-text">The national police chief said investigators had gathered &#8216;several pieces of evidence&#8217; as part of their probe. (EPA Images pic)</figcaption></figure>
JAKARTA: Indonesian authorities said Saturday they were investigating a student over their alleged involvement in explosions that wounded nearly 100 people at a school in the capital Jakarta.
The blasts hit a school mosque in North Jakarta just as people were gathering for Friday prayers, sparking panic among worshippers.
The national police chief said investigators had gathered &#8220;several pieces of evidence&#8221; as part of their probe.
&#8220;There&#8217;s writing, and there is also evidence of powder that could potentially have caused an explosion,&#8221; Listyo Sigit Prabowo said in comments broadcast by Kompas TV.
Authorities so far have identified one suspect, a student who was wounded in the explosions, but Listyo did not rule out the involvement of others.
Investigators are also examining the suspect&#8217;s family and social media, the police chief added.
Ninety-six people were wounded in the incident, Listyo said, revising the police&#8217;s earlier casualty figure of 54.
At least 14 victims remain hospitalised, two of whom are in intensive care, he said.
Mayndra Eka Wardhana, spokesman for the counter-terrorism police unit Densus 88, told AFP that investigators had searched the suspect&#8217;s home.
He added that they were still probing the motive behind the incident.
A witness told AFP there was confusion over what happened.
&#8220;At first we thought it came from some electronic equipment, maybe the sound system&#8230; but it turned out the explosion came from under the prayer mat,&#8221; Kinza Ghaisan Rayyan, a 17-year-old student, said Friday.

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