Police Ask Residents To Stay Calm After Molotov Cocktails Terrorized At The Home Of Islamic Boarding School Leaders In Meulaboh

Police conduct investigations at the scene of a Molotov cocktail throwing case by an unknown person in West Aceh Regency, Tuesday (17/5/2022). ANTARA/HO/Bidhumas Polda Aceh

BANDA ACEH - The Aceh Police asked the public to remain calm and not speculate after throwing a Molotov cocktail at a house in West Aceh Regency.

"We ask the public to remain calm and not to speculate about this incident. Trust the police to uncover it," said Head of Public Relations of the Aceh Police, Kombes Winardy, in Banda Aceh, quoted by Antara, Tuesday, May 17.

Previously, the house belonging to the leader of the Iqra Learning Council Islamic Boarding School (MBI) in Meulaboh, West Aceh Regency, was pelted with Molotov cocktails by an unknown person.

As a result, the front of the house caught fire in the front of the house. There were no casualties in the incident. The owner of the house and his family are safe.

Kombes Winardy said a number of West Aceh Police personnel were dispatched to the location after the incident. Joran Akib's house is located on Jalan Purnama, Gampong Drein Rampak, Johan Pahlawan District, West Aceh Regency.

The West Aceh Police Team is investigating and has carried out the crime scene to reveal the perpetrators and motives for throwing the Molotov cocktails.

"Officers have also secured several pieces of evidence in the form of broken bottles, burned cloth wicks, burned brooms, burnt foot mats, burnt ashes, and CCTV footage," said Kombes Winardy.