A severe blast ripped through a police headquarters on Monday in the second biggest city of Indonesia Surabaya. The attack was carried out by suspects driving "vehicles", AFP cited East Java Police spokesman Frans Barung Mangera. At least seven police officers were killed, Sputnik reported citing local media.
According to Frans Barung Mangera, the explosion had occurred at 8:50 am local time (01:50 GMT) at the main police office.
"There was an explosion and one of our members is a victim," East Java Police spokesman was quoted as saying by AFP.
According to the CCTV footage from the scene, the assailants arrived on a motorbike to the police HQ's security checkpoint before detonating an explosive devise, the Jakarta Globe newspaper reported.
"We can’t be open up all details yet because we are still identifying victims at the scene and the crime scene is being handled," East Java Police spokesman was quoted as saying by Reuters. At the same time, the police have already found the links with the Sunday attacks on churches in Surabaya.
“Similar types of explosives were used,” Frans Barung Mangera said. “Our personnel are identifying the victims. So far, we have accounted for seven victims. We are still collecting data,” East Java Police spokesman told reporters.
On Sunday, alleged Daesh-linked suicide bombers attacked three churches in Surabaya, killing at least 13 people and injuring about 40.