Indonesia: Suspected grenade blast near presidential palace hurts two

A suspected smoke grenade explosion on Tuesday at Indonesia’s National Monument park, near the presidential palace in central Jakarta, injured at least two military officials, the capital’s top police official said. President Joko Widodo was not at the palace at the time of the blast, a presidential spokesman said.

Harry Kurniawan, head of Central Jakarta police, told Detik.com there was an explosion and an investigation was underway.

It was not immediately clear if the blast resulted from a sectarian attack, but Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country, has suffered a resurgence in homegrown militancy in recent years.