Bandung, W Java (ANTARA News)- The motive and identity of the Cirebon suicide bomber are not yet known, said West Java Police spokesman Senior Commissioner Agus Rianto here Saturday.

"The identity and motive of the bomber are not yet known, and it is not yet confirmed whether the perpetrator is one of those on the List of Wanted People (DPO)," he said.

He said the West Java police were still waiting for the result of an identification process being conducted by the National Police Headquarters.

The body of the suspected bomber has been brought to the Kramat Jati Police Hospital in East Jakarta.

He said it was the first time that West Java Province was hit by a suicide bomb, and it was also for the first time that a police office complex became the target.

Despite several reports on missing relatives by Cirebon residents, Agus said it could not be confirmed whether the 25-year-old man, who died in the bomb incident, was one of them.

A joint team of the National Police Headquarters, Densus-88 anti-terror Special Detachment, the West Java Police and Cirebon police, is still investigating the case thoroughly, according to him.

The West Java Police have also intensified security in all police offices and facilities following the suicide bomb in Cirebon.

The data from Pelabuhan Hospital in Cirebon show that the number of people injured in a suspected suicide bomb attack at a police station`s mosque in Cirebon, West Java, on Friday has risen to 28.

One man was killed in the bomb attack. He was believed to have detonated the bomb during Friday prayers at the mosque.

Among the injured were chief of the Cirebon city police Adj Snr Comr Herukoco, chief of the traffic unit Adj Comr Kurnia, chief of the intelligence unit Adj Comr Singgih and preacher Abas.

The blast was so powerful that it also injured a woman outside the mosque. Most of the victims sustained injuries caused by nails and bolts which the bomb had contained and were flung around when it exploded. (*)
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