Indonesia
Jakarta
Officers from the Jakarta Police's Gegana bomb disposal unit search SD Srengseng Sawah 15 Pagi state elementary school in Jagakarsa, South Jakarta, on July 13, 2026 after the school received a bomb threat via a messaging application. Authorities swept the campus to ensure it was safe before declaring the threat a hoax. (Antara/Fauzan)
Police have arrested a 34-year-old man, identified only by the initials MY, for allegedly sending a bomb threat that disrupted the first day of school at SD Srengseng Sawah 15 Pagi state elementary school in Jagakarsa, South Jakarta, on Monday.The suspect was arrested near the school hours after a WhatsApp message was sent claiming that bombs had been planted at 11 locations across the school complex.
The threat prompted police to deploy personnel from the Gegana bomb disposal unit and the counterterrorism squad Densus 88 to search the school, but no explosives were found.
