Bomb at restaurant in Indonesia capital, one hurt

JAKARTA, Nov 11 (Reuters) A bomb blast at a fast food restaurant in the Indonesian capital Jakarta today wounded one person, police said.

Police said the blast occured around midday at an A&W restaurant in a shopping mall in the east of the city and they were investigating the cause, with bomb squad and counter-terrorism officers present.

A Jakarta police spokesman described the bomb at the US franchised fast food store as low explosives.

''It (the blast) was in an A&W restaurant at 11.45 am (10:15 IST). Initially we suspect that the person who set it off was the victim,'' spokesman I Ketut Untung Yoga Ana said.

The official said the wounded man was being treated at a police hospital.

The Indonesian capital and other parts of the country have seen previous bomb attacks linked to Islamic militants usually targeting western targets, but blasts are sometimes also linked to separatist groups or criminal activities.

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