Explosion in Sampang Market Cilacap is Fake Bomb: Police
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19 February 2019 14:38 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Central Java Police assured that the explosion occurred in Sampang Market, Cilacap was a fake bomb.
“It’s a fake bomb. There was a pipe, so it’s not a real bomb,” Central Java Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Agus Triatmaja confirmed on Tuesday, February 19.
Agus explained the explosion, which was occurred today morning at around 06:30 local time, was an intentional explosion done by the bomb squad Gegana of Central Java Police and Cilacap Resort Police. They exploded a mysterious package in the market.
“We have received a report that there was a mysterious package in the market, so Cilacap Resort Police secured it which then was disposed of by Gegana team,” Agus explained.
The police are currently investigating the perpetrator who put the fake bomb in the market. Agus mentioned that the incident was a terror act albeit it was not a real bomb.
ANDITA RAHMA