Small bomb hits Buddhist temple in Indonesia; one injured

JAKARTA: Police and government officials on Monday condemned an attack on a Buddhist temple in Indonesia's capital after a small bomb detonated as devotees inside prayed, injuring one person. Two other devices failed to go off.

The explosion happened Sunday night at the Ekayana Grha Buddhist temple in West Jakarta.

The blast went off near the front door of the building, slightly damaging the structure, chief of National Police Detective Lt. Gen. Sutarman told reporters at the scene.

9.7 million to leave city during Idul Fitri

More than 9.7 million people are expected to leave Jakarta for their respective hometowns to celebrate the upcoming Idul Fitri holiday, which falls on Aug. 8 and 9, an official says.

Jakarta Transportation Agency head Udar Pristono said during a leadership meeting at City Hall on Monday that the number was 8.6 percent higher than the 9 million people who left the capital during last year’s Idul Fitri exodus.

“We predict that there will be 7.2 million vehicles, comprising 5.8 million four-wheel vehicles and 1.4 million motorcycles, leaving the city,” he said.

Seventeen killed in stampede at boxing match in Indonesia

JAKARTA: Seventeen people were killed in a stadium stampede after spectators rioted to protest a local boxer's loss in a championship match in eastern Indonesia, officials said Monday.

Youth and Sports Minister Roy Suryo said the victims — 11 of them women — were trampled to death as about 1,500 spectators scrambled out the overcrowded stadium to escape the riot that broke out just before midnight Sunday.

Kota Lama Sport Stadium has a capacity of 500 to 600, he said.