JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – One soldier was reportedly dead and 25 others were injured due to the explosion of the arsenal of the Indonesian Navy (TNI AL) in the Pondok Dayung Amphibious Forces Command (Kopaska) headquarters, Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta.
Detikcom reported all victims are treated at the Navy’s Mintohardjo Hospital in Central Jakarta.
The Navy’s Spokesperson Rear Admiral Iskandar Sitompul, meanwhile, denied allegation of sabotage on the explosion incident. He explained that the incident was likely caused by the problem of air circulation system at the arsenal.
Iskandar said the investigation over the incident will take 2 weeks.(haryantos@yosefardi.biz)