Object Found in Ibnu Sina Hospital Not Bomb: W. Sumatra Police
1 January 2017 08:56 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The suspicious object found in Ibnu Sina hospital in Padang, West Sumatra, on Saturday was not a bomb, West Sumatra Provincial Police Force Chief Brig Gen Basaruddin has said.
"I have seen and checked that object, and it was not a bomb, but only an imitation to cause terror," he said on Saturday night (Dec. 31, 2016).
According to him, for an object to be considered a bomb, several conditions have to be met.
"Although the object found in the hospital had a cable connecting to the timer, it was only an imitation of a bomb," he explained.
Commenting on the controlled blast of the object carried out by the bomb squad of the West Sumatra Police Mobile Brigade, Basaruddin said that it was standard operating procedure.
"The procedure is that all suspicious objects found should be blown up," he explained.
He also appreciated the action of the hospital security personnel (Fadly), who first discovered the suspicious object around 07:20 pm local time.
"This was a good action by the (hospitals) security personnel. When anyone finds a suspicious object they have to immediately report it to the police. Others should also do the same thing," he added.
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