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Padang Police chief Sr. Comr. Apri Wibowo said investigators believe the 17-year-old had assembled the explosives to target classmates he claimed had bullied him for years.
Bullying illustration. (Courtesy of/Shutterstock)
A 17-year-old student allegedly built and detonated a homemade bomb at an Islamic high school in Padang, West Sumatra, on Tuesday in what police believe was an act of revenge for years of bullying, renewing concerns over Indonesia's persistent school bullying problem.The bomb exploded at around 10:30 a.m. during recess outside the student's classroom at MAN 3 Padang Islamic senior high school, triggering panic among students and teachers. No injuries were reported.
