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'Suicide blast' in mosque in Java - BBC News

15 April 2011 last updated at 08: 38 GMT Indonesian police against terror groups, who claim they are inspired by Abu Bakar asyir A suicide bomber attacked a mosque in Indonesia has suspected himself to kill and wounded 28 people are active.

Almost half of the wounded are police officers, such as the attack during Friday prayers at a mosque in a police complex in Cirebon, West Java.

It follows a recent spate of letter bombs, but is the first suspected suicide attack in the country in two years.

Most Indonesians are Muslims, but the State is secular.

Eyewitnesses reported that the man among the believers was, when he set from the explosives.

"He prayed." Suddenly out of the third series, it was a blast. I was in the last line, "was cited a witness named Anton Detik news website."

"We suspect it was a suicide bombing," said Indonesian Police spokesman Anton Bachrul Alam.

"The police were the most active in the fight against terrorism and that is why they are angry at us," he added.

Several high-profile says militant suspected of involvement in the recent bombings in Indonesia arrested or killed by the police of the BBC's Alice Budisatrijo in Jakarta recently.

"Looks like it has been a shift in the extremists target, from Western to State symbols," said Noor Huda, a security analyst, the BBC.

Continue reading the most important story October 2002: suicide attacks on two nightclubs in Bali kill 202 people, many of you Australian touristsAugust 2003: in the Marriott Hotel in Jakarta car bomb kills 14September 2004: car bomb Australian Embassy in Jakarta kills nine, Dozens injuredOctober 2005: suicide bombers kill 20 in BaliJuly 2009: twin suicide attacks on two Jakarta Hotels nine to kill and injure scores "It is for what they committed to see as injustice against them by the police and other authorities her revenge."

In December the most-wanted to help one which Indonesia Islamic militant suspect, Abu Tholut, was suspected to set up a militant training camp in the province of Aceh, recruitment of militant and arrested the raising funds for "Terror activities".

The highest profile has arrest cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir, as the spiritual leader of many of the Indonesia seen radical groups.

He is currently on trial in Jakarta.

In recent years, Indonesia has introduced a combination of the new laws, anti-terror to combat militancy, international cooperation, training and reintegration.

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Belarusians fight to explain u station blast - BBC News

12 April 2011 last updated at 11:19 pm grieving gathered at the monument by an entrance to the u-Bahn-Station of Belarusians, an explanation for the massive explosion that ripped through a metro station in Minsk, groping, found are killed 12 people and injured more than 200, Reported earlier this week, David Stern.

Belarus is what high alert now believe officials of a terrorist attack was.

You say a bomb at close at 1800 local time, at the height of the rush hour, in the Oktyabrskaya station - one of the Minsk busiest went.

The explosive device, which was packed with nails and ball bearings, and 5 kg was TNT, was placed under a bank on the platform, they add. It can by remote control was ignited have.

The Interior Minister, Anatoly Kuleshov, said that the attacker was "as possible to kill so many people".

Memorial

Tuesday's grieving by the entrances to the u-Bahn-Station, where a spontaneous Memorial to sprung collected.

Each time someone would forward, put a flower on one of the many rapidly growing stack or a votive candle light step.

Stand as if on the ground people rooted with a view to the Metro station

In recesses of the road was there a formal shrine - six boards with the names of the victims simply printed on it. Above was a low, red platform where one always was even greater bunch of flowers.

The crowd, which sometimes grew to a few hundred, was quiet for the most part.

Stand as if on the ground rooted people with a view to the makeshift Memorial, their faces with disbelief etched.

"I am shocked," said Lidiya Vintskevich, a journalism student who works at a local radio station. "I can't believe that something like this could happen in our city, we are so small."

The Belarusian security services, which are known under its acronym of Soviet era KGB, said a composite photo of the possible perpetrators spread now is.

"The man was nichtslawische look up to the 27 years old, and well built." In a brown coat and a woollen hat was dressed ", KGB Chairman Vadim Zaitsev said he added that the suspect could have hired to place the bomb."

Also said the country's Deputy Prosecutor, that more than one person was detained but no further details.

' No meets

Belarus has come under increasing political and economic pressure in the past few months.

The United States and the European Union slapped harsh sanctions on the Belarusian Government, after it down on the country of the opposition after presidential elections last year clamped.

President Lukashenko has promised Belarus "inside out", enable to find responsible

President Alexander Lukashenko and other top officials were prohibited from travelling to the West.

Now to run Central Bank of the country's hard currency, and many analysts predicting a steep devaluation of the currency, the ruble.

President Lukashenko already regulates what is considered Europe's most stringent authoritarian State. Many Belarusians support him, but partly out of gratitude for the stability and law and order that he provides.

Mr Lukashenko has promised, Belarus turn "inside out", which is responsible to find.

In comments only after the explosion, he also said that an attempt would destabilize the country, and was possibly a "present from abroad".

However, many Belarusians are at a loss to imagine who would benefit from such an attack.

"I can imagine not why someone would do this", said Stepan, a businessman who asked not with his last name. "I can not imagine what they would win or what they hoped to achieve." "It makes absolutely no sense."

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Blast hits Belarus u-Bahn, kills 11

Blast hits u station in BelarusNEW: a day which is mourning are declared, State media ReportsDeath toll rises to 11. more than 100 others are InjuredRussian President calls, says that the explosion blast a "terrorist attack," according to KremlinThe at 18:00 local time, the police have occurred

(CNN) - at least 11 dead and more than 100 more injured after an explosion of a u station in Minsk, Belarus, on Monday evening, State-run media reported, citing President Alexander Lukashenko.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev called the blast of a "terrorist attack" and offered to investigate who was behind the explosion to help, said in a statement the Kremlin. Medvedev made the remarks in a telephone conversation with Lukashenko, who said at an emergency government session later that he accepted the offer of help.

"I spoke with the Russian President." Unfortunately, they have much experience in this work. Get in touch with your colleagues from (Russian Federal Security Service) FSB, public prosecutor's Office, the Ministry of the Interior, and they say what help is needed, "Lukashenko said, according to the Interfax news agency."

About 50 people were taken to the hospital after the incident, and more were Belarusian State News Agency BelTA treated at the scene "with various injuries", reported.

The Agency cited later Belarusian Health Minister Wassili Zharko that 126 were hospitalised after the attack and that 22 of them in critical condition were said.

Lukashenko ordered officials to increase the safety of public transport, according to BelTA.

He was also security officials to investigate whether this latest blast any connection with an explosion in the Centre of Minsk could have in July 2008, reported to BelTA. The bomb was during an open-air concert some 55 people, injured.

"Maybe they are connected." To produce, the in disturbing the peace and stability in the country and find out who is behind the attack could benefit "Lukashenka told to BelTA."

The Agency reported also that Lukashenko said a day of mourning in Belarus would be declared.

Rescue workers in at least 12 ambulances responded to the scene, the wounded bear news agency removed in her arms or on stretchers, Russia's Interfax reported.

The explosion 18.00 occurred, police spokesman Interfax said a Metro.

CNN could not immediately reach officials in Minsk for comment.CNN's maxim Tkachenko contributed to this report

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11 killed in blast in Belarus u-Bahn-Station - Los Angeles Times

People help a man in an explosion in a u-Bahn station in downtown Minsk injured. (Anton Motolko, AFP/Getty Images / April 11, 2011)A powerful blast rocked the Metro Minsk during rush hour evening Monday, 11 passengers killed and 126 others in a busy downtown u-Bahn-Station. Belarus law enforcement the explosion on a platform at the station of Oktyabrskaya said when a train arrived, was an act of terrorism.

The explosion destroyed Windows, injured persons within the train and the platform of the station, where close to the presidential headquarters was in the center of Belarusian capital.

"I just entered to bring the station to our daughter of my mother in-law's when I felt a growing smell of burning and saw many people rush out, some of them screaming," Ivan Kaplún, an engineer of the proximity to the station live, said in a telephone interview.

Kaplún said he helped a wounded woman perform over on body and pools of blood.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, often described as the last European dictator, blast placed flowers at the site and hurried to his Office for an emergency meeting, after which he announced that Russian President Dmitry Medvedev had offered to send a team of researchers.

"I must admit that we have seriously challenged," said Lukashenko speech conferred on televised late Monday. "An adequate response is required and this answer must be found."

Lukashenko expressed also a desire the support of the public to help "Find this freaks."

The attack was celebrated the first in Minsk since July 3, 2008, when dozens of people in a public park have been violated, as independence day. The perpetrators were not found, even though every adult man the country ordered fingerprints Lukashenko.

Lukashenko was re-elected in December last year, to win about 80% of the vote in a controversial election. European Union observers refused to accept the results and Lukashenko's inauguration in January was ignored by the most Western diplomats.

The tainted vote led to an election night protest that was crushed brutally by the police, dozens of demonstrators, including arrested several presidential candidates.

Lukashenko accused in the West of funding the opposition. "We today could have caught in another country," Lukashenko said at a press conference at the end of December, blaming the opposition for trying to storm Government Headquarters, encouraged by Western support and financing.

"If they me of the West not I tell absolutely trust them probably they tried lull us... but we are now seeing their real face."

Human rights activists warn before serious political consequences in the aftermath of Monday's blast. "Something tells me that the authorities take down you the situation and the opposition can on with renewed force,", said Valentin Stefanovich, Deputy Head of the Vyasna, a Center for human rights.

About 30 activists of the opposition, including ex-presidential candidate Nikolai Statkevich and Andrei Sannikov, are still in custody and may face up to 15 years in prison on the election night protests.

Svetlana Kalinkina, editor-in-Chief of the newspaper the independent Narodnaya Volya said "who is behind this inhuman and mysterious Act of barbarism to do nothing which has opposition," in an interview with the times. "But I'm sure that law enforcement is the search for culprits in the opposition, as they always do."

Sergei.loiko@LATimes.com

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Transient is sought in blast at California synagogue

SANTA MONICA, California - local and federal law enforcement officers were on Saturday for a man thought to be responsible for an explosion outside a synagogue here are looking for.

The explosion, the smaller damage to the Chabad caused House Lubawitscher synagogue early Thursday an accident attributed to first. But bomb technicians found that a home-made explosive device was the cause, said Santa Monica police.

Investigators have linked the explosives, Ron Hirsch, 60, a transient known that frequent synagogues and Jewish community centers in the area, where he would seek charity.

Although no motive was established in the authorities, Jewish leaders said that they did not believe that the episode was an anti-Semitic attack. A warning to Jewish institutions, sent the Anti-Defamation League.

"We have no evidence of this being a hate crime at this time", said Amanda Susskind, Regional Director of the Anti-Defamation League in Los Angeles. "We have no file on this man as a member of a group of hatred." "Some people in the community knew him, and it seems, as he very concerned only one was soul."

The FBI, the Los Angeles police and the Santa Monica police tried Saturday to find and arrest Mr Hirsch, sometimes alias the used Israel Fisher, on State of possession of a destructive device and independent local service charges.

Sgt. Jay Trisler Santa Monica Police Department said "Hirsch extremely dangerous thought," in a statement.

The explosion at 6: 45 am Thursday sent a metal pipe encased in concrete 25 metres into the air, before it fell on the roof of a house close to the synagogue. Material from the explosion, a wall of Chabad Lubavitch grazed House.

Rabbi Isaac Levitansky was in the synagogue occurred as the explosion. He said he learned only if the police evacuated 20 people from the synagogue and some 80 others in the field of almost an hour later.

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