REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, VLADIVOSTOK - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) instructed police to investigate the explosion which injured and caused four victims to be in critical condition and one died in Depok, West Java (near Jakarta) on Saturday night. Currently the president was in Russia to attend the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting, 

Yet, SBY updated the latest development from the report of the explosion from Coordinating Minister for Politic, Law, and Security, Djoko Suyanto. "The president has received a report from the Coordinating Minister for Politic, Law, and Security and has instructed the police chief to investigate and arrest the perpetrators," Presidential Spokesman Julian Aldrin Pasha said on Sunday.

"The head of state immediately ordered police to examine the cause of the blast and to hunt the perpetrators," Julian said.

Polive arrest five

Five persons were injured in an explosion suspected to be a bomb blast that occurred in a house in Depok at about 9.50 pm Western Indonesia Standard Time (WIB) on Saturday. Later, one of the victims passed away. The explosion also caused serious damage to a house which was located in Jalan Nusantara, Beji, Depok. Police have put police lines around the house.

Police arrested five persons relating to the explosion. Depok police precinct Chief Senior Commissioner Mulyadi Kaharni confirmed the arrest of the five persons, but refused to give futher details.

Meanwhile, a Gegana bomb-defusing team from the police headquarters examined the explosion. Mulyadi Kaharni refused to speculate that the explosion was related to Wednesday`s arrest of terrorist suspect Firman.

He even refused to confirm that the explosion was a bomb blast that left five people seriously injured with two others having minor injuries. Currently police are investigating the incident. 

Police`s anti-terror unit, Densus 88, arrested Firman in Depok, on charge of involvement in the recent terrorist attacks on police posts in Solo, Central Java. Firman`s accomplices Farhan and Mukhsin were killed later in a shoot out with Densus 88 and Bayu was arrested in Karanganyar, Central Java.

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