The bomb was discovered by a third grade student on his way to school.Palu, Central Sulawesi Province (ANTARA News) - The Mobile Brigade (Brimob) Gegana team of the regional police of Central Sulawesi neutralised a homemade bomb in Tonipa Village, Poso Pesisir sub-district, Poso district, on Tuesday.
The police confirmed that the suspicious object, discovered by the residents at about 6:30 am, was a homemade bomb, weighing about a kilogram and was placed inside cans of paint.
The bomb was discovered by a third grade student on his way to school. The student noticed some white cans covered with black tape while waiting for public transport and immediately reported the suspicious object to the chieftain of Tonipa village, who reported the matter to the police.
By 7 am, military and police officers arrived at the site and an hour later, the Brimob team conducted a safe detonation of the bomb at the site itself.
The bomb was meant to be detonated using a mobile phone to trigger the explosives.
Some people witnessed the safe detonation from boundary line set by the police.
Head of public relations of Central Sulawesi Police Chief Adjunct, Senior Commissioner Soemarno confirmed the discovery and safe detonation of the homemade bomb.
"The current situation around the detonation site is safe and residents can go about their activities as usual," he added.
He also urged the people not be provoked by the issues of SARA (ethnicity, religion, race, intergroup affiliation) which will compromise the security of Poso.
Earlier, on Monday (October 22) a homemade bomb exploded in Kasintuvu village in Poso, wounding a police officer and a security guard of BRI Branch in Poso.
The police and military have tightened the security in Poso by conducting raids along the border area. (*)
Editor: Heru Purwanto
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