Indonesia identifies two Jakarta bombers

Today (May 25), Indonesian police announced the identities of the two suicide bombers in the horrific attack in the East of the capital Jakarta on the evening of May 24.

The first suspect was identified as Solihin, an administrative officer at Darul Anshor, an Islamic boarding school in Poso. The second suspect was Ichwan Nurul Salam, a 34-year-old man from Bandung, West Java province.

Portraits of two Jakarta bombing suspects: Ichwan Nurul Salam (left) and Solihin (right).

According to Indonesian police spokesman Inspector General Setyo, the two suspects have links to the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) organization. They used low-grade explosives similar to those used in the Bandung attack in February this year.

The two attackers detonated the first bomb outside a public toilet and the second near a bus stop about 10 metres from where the first bomb exploded. The two bombs were contained in pressure cookers and contained nails to increase their lethality. The twin bombings killed five people and injured 10.

Indonesian police discovered a receipt for purchasing pressure cookers, scrap aluminum, nails, cables and other materials for bomb making at a shop in Padalarang, West Java on May 22.

Indonesian police are continuing to expand the investigation to clarify information about the suspects.

According to Hanoimoi.vn