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| Indonesia: Grenade was aimed at US embassy |
| 2002-09-23 |
| A grenade exploded inside a van in the early hours of Monday, with police claiming that it was intended to be thrown at a property belonging to the U.S. embassy. "Kids! Don't try this at home...!" The explosion in Menteng district, Central Jakarta, killed a passenger and injured its driver. Two others inside the Toyota Kijang van were believed to have fled the scene after the explosion. "We're trained perfessionals!" Police quoted the injured driver, identified as Yusuf, as saying that the grenade was intended to be thrown at an unoccupied house belonging to the U.S. embassy. Police have towed the car wreckage to the Jakarta Police headquarters and discovered that it had been carrying a forged license plate number. A forged license plate? Hmmm... Sounds like the work of... Muslims! |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |