... I also wish to stress that we should not be afraid of fighting terrorists...Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Jakarta governor-elect Anies Baswedan said there was no need to be afraid of fighting against terrorists and that Jakartans should be able to prove that they love peace.
"I want to express my strong condemnation over the attack. I also wish to stress that we should not be afraid of fighting terrorists. We should show that Jakartans are peace-loving people," he said after visiting the victims of the Kampung Melayu suicide bombing on Thursday.
He also appreciated all sides, including residents who acted fast and helped each other and the police who are now working hard to reveal the bombing attack.
"I especially appreciate medical personnel who provided intensive care for the victims. Let us pray for the recovery of the injured," Baswedan stated.
He visited the survivors of the attack at Jatinegara Premier Hospital. He visited police second brigadier Ferry, who survived the Wednesday nights (May 24) tragedy, on the eighth floor of the hospital.
He also visited two civilians who survived the attack on the seventh floor of the hospital. He met Jihan, a female student, and Agung, a male bus conductor who suffered several injuries on his legs.
Finally, the Jakarta governor-elect visited second brigadier Yogi, a police member who had not yet regained consciousness, in the ICU of the hospital.
The Indonesian Police have confirmed that five people, comprising three police officers and two suspected suicide bombers, were killed in the twin bomb blasts in Kampung Melayu, East Jakarta, on Wednesday evening.
Inspector General Setyo Wasisto, spokesman of the Police Headquarters, revealed here on Thursday that 11 people, comprising six police officers and five civilians, were also injured in the attack.
The five civilians were drivers of public vehicles, two female university students, and an employee of a state enterprise.
The victims were rushed to the Jatinegara Premier Hospital, Said Sukant Kramat Jati Police Hospital, Budi Asih Hospital, and Hermina Hospital that were located nearby.
The two bombs exploded at 9 p.m. and 9:05 p.m. local time, respectively.
The police officers, who were killed and injured, were on duty to guard a group of people who were holding a torch parade to welcome the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan. The parade had not yet passed by when the blasts occurred.
Meanwhile, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has instructed Chief of the National Police General Tito Karnavian to quell the network of suicide bombers.
"I have ordered the National Police chief to totally crush the network of the perpetrators. We have instructed to quell it until its roots," he stated at his private residence, in Solo, Central Java, on Thursday.
The president also expressed his condolences to the victims and families of the suicide bombing.
"I convey my deep condolences to the victims and their families and those still in hospital, particularly the police officers on duty," Jokowi stated.
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