The Powerful Explosion That Killed One Person In Pandeglang Was Not A Terrorist Action, But A Fisherman's Fish Bomb

Officers show evidence of explosives found at the explosion site in Cimanggu, Pandeglang Banten/ Photo: Doc. Banten Police

SERANG - Banten Police finally revealed the source of the explosion that caused one person to die inside his house in Cisaat Village, Tangkil Sari Village, Cimanggu, Pandeglang, Banten, Sunday, January 9 at approximately 20.30 WIB.

From the series of sterilizations carried out by the Gegana Detachment of the Banten Police Satbrimob Unit and the Banten Police's Inafis Ditreskrimum Unit, several small plastic packs of flash powder, sulfur powder, potassium, including crushing tools and filters were found.

"According to the results of the joint analysis and evaluation at the end of last night, it can be concluded that the source of the explosion came from the explosives used to make fish bombs. The effect of the explosion tends to be low explosive, not the type of explosives made by terrorist networks," explained the Head of Public Relations of the Banten Police, Kombes Pol. Shinto Silitonga to VOI, Monday, January 10, evening.

The Jibom Unit Polda Banten conducts a sweep of explosives at the explosion site in Cimanggu, Pandeglang Banten/ Photo: Doc. Banten Police

Shinto explained, the explosion was not related to terrorists. Because, Shinto continued, his party did not find power and initiator when carrying out sterilization, as is usually used by terrorism groups which always combine power, initiator, explosive, switching, casing and counter in every bomb-making action.

"From the character of the explosives found at the crime scene, there was no power and no initiator, so it was concluded that the explosives were not bombs for terrorist acts, but were used to catch fish with explosives," explained Shinto.

According to the results of the autopsy which took place on Monday, January 10, noon, the forensic doctor from the Banten Police Biddokkes did not find any burr, nails and other hazardous materials on the victim's body.

The Bomb Bombing Unit of the Banten Police conducted a search at the site of the explosion in Cisaat Village, Cimanggu, Pandeglang, Banten/ Photo: Doc. Banten Police

"The forensic doctor who carried out the autopsy believes that from the impact of explosives on the human body, there are no hazardous materials commonly used in bombs by terrorist groups," said Shinto Silitonga.

The investigation is currently ongoing to be able to answer why explosives were found in the house at the victim's house. As a result of the explosion, Ulung's wife, Lina (40), was seriously injured along with her child.