Suspected suicide bombing at Medan police headquarters

A blast outside a police headquarters in Medan, an Indonesian city in North Sumatra, is suspected to be a suicide bombing, local authorities said on Wednesday.

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The explosion killed the attacker and injured several officers, according to local broadcaster Metro TV.

What we know so far

The explosion happened at around 8:40 a.m. local time (0140 UTC) on Wednesday, authorities said.

Tatan Dirsan Atmaja, a spokesman for the North Sumatra police, said the suspected suicide bomber died in the attack.

National police spokesman Dedi Prasetyo said on Kompas TV that the blast happened in a parking lot near where people were in line waiting for clearance letters from police.

The motive of the attack was not immediately clear.

"We're on alert right now," Prasetyo said.