Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Police have interrogated 15 witnesses in connection with a suicide bomb blast at the Bethel Injil Sepenuh (GBIS) church in Solo, Central Java, on Sunday.

"So far, we have interrogated 15 witnesses in connection with the bomb blast at the GBIS church," Chief of the Public Relations Division at the Indonesian Police Headquarters Anton Bachrul Alam said here on Sunday.

Anton asked the public to report to the police if they happened to know the characteristics of the suicide bomber believed to be 30 years old.

"The suicide bomber wore white shirt, black trousers, and canvas shoes. We have yet to arrive at the conclusion about which terrorist group the suicide bomber belonged to," he said.

Police would look into the motive behind the suicide bomb blast which left one person killed and 22 others injured, he said.

It was believed the dead victim was the suicide bomber.

Nineteen of the injured were taken to dr. Oen hospital and three others to Brayat Minulyo hospital in Solo for treatment.

According to chief of the Oen hospital`s intensive care unit dr. Rudi Handoyo, 11 of the 19 bomb blast victims treated at the hospital had to undergo medical operations and eight others outpatient treatment. (*)

Editor: Ruslan Burhani
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