New explosion in Jakarta not a bomb, but burst tyre - police

Reuters

14/01/2016

14:25 MYT

New explosion in Jakarta not a bomb, but burst tyre - police

A fresh round of explosions were heard in central Jakarta on Thursday, Kompas TV reported on its Twitter account. - File photo

An explosion heard in central Jakarta near the area of a militant attack earlier on Thursday was believed to be a tyre bursting and not another bomb, police said on Thursday.

"There was the sound of an explosion, suspected to be from a truck tyre. But we don't want to underestimate anything. We want to keep things secure," police spokesman Mohammad Iqbal told reporters.