<p>A bomb exploded outside the Indonesian embassy in Paris on Wednesday, causing serious damage to surrounding buildings but no injuries, police said.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The bomb exploded shortly before dawn at 5:45 am (1015 IST), when the streets of western Paris were relatively quiet, blowing out windows in a 50-metre radius and setting fire to two cars.<br /><br />Police chief Michel Gaudin visited the scene after the blast, accompanied by his chief of staff, who told reporters that a bag had been spotted under the embassy’s windows by a worker clearing bins in the street.<br /><br />“He looked inside the bag, opened it and thought it must be a bomb since he saw a cannister attached to wires. He dropped it, left the area and called the police. That’s when it exploded,” Jean-Louis Fiamenghi said.<br /><br />“No-one was hurt but there are people in shock in neighbouring flats.”<br /><br />Fiamenghi said the bomb could have contained “several kilos of explosives”.<br /><br />No group or individual immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.<br /><br />Police and fire fighters were rushed to the area and sealed off the road where the blast occurred. A bomb disposal team was also in place to make any remaining explosives safe.<br />In Jakarta, Teuku Faizasyah, Indonesian presidential spokesman on foreign affairs, said the government there had been informed of an incident, adding: “We’re still looking for clarity on whether we were the target or not.<br /><br />“In the mid-2000s there was a case of a small bomb explosion at the Indonesian embassy in Paris. It turned out to be a local incident, and nothing to do with a national threat,” he added,<br /><br />Coordinating Security Minister Djoko Suyanto told AFP: “This is being investigated by the Indonesian embassy in Paris with coordination with local authorities.”<br /><br />“The Indonesian ambassador in Paris reported that the explosion took place at one of the crossroads near the embassy at 5:20 am. We don’t know the target of the bomb. The ambassador is at the location but he can’t go near.<br /><br />“The windows were broken but there’s no report yet of Indonesian or staff casualties. We are still waiting for developments,” he added. (AFP) ASK 03211358 <br /></p>
<p>A bomb exploded outside the Indonesian embassy in Paris on Wednesday, causing serious damage to surrounding buildings but no injuries, police said.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The bomb exploded shortly before dawn at 5:45 am (1015 IST), when the streets of western Paris were relatively quiet, blowing out windows in a 50-metre radius and setting fire to two cars.<br /><br />Police chief Michel Gaudin visited the scene after the blast, accompanied by his chief of staff, who told reporters that a bag had been spotted under the embassy’s windows by a worker clearing bins in the street.<br /><br />“He looked inside the bag, opened it and thought it must be a bomb since he saw a cannister attached to wires. He dropped it, left the area and called the police. That’s when it exploded,” Jean-Louis Fiamenghi said.<br /><br />“No-one was hurt but there are people in shock in neighbouring flats.”<br /><br />Fiamenghi said the bomb could have contained “several kilos of explosives”.<br /><br />No group or individual immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.<br /><br />Police and fire fighters were rushed to the area and sealed off the road where the blast occurred. A bomb disposal team was also in place to make any remaining explosives safe.<br />In Jakarta, Teuku Faizasyah, Indonesian presidential spokesman on foreign affairs, said the government there had been informed of an incident, adding: “We’re still looking for clarity on whether we were the target or not.<br /><br />“In the mid-2000s there was a case of a small bomb explosion at the Indonesian embassy in Paris. It turned out to be a local incident, and nothing to do with a national threat,” he added,<br /><br />Coordinating Security Minister Djoko Suyanto told AFP: “This is being investigated by the Indonesian embassy in Paris with coordination with local authorities.”<br /><br />“The Indonesian ambassador in Paris reported that the explosion took place at one of the crossroads near the embassy at 5:20 am. We don’t know the target of the bomb. The ambassador is at the location but he can’t go near.<br /><br />“The windows were broken but there’s no report yet of Indonesian or staff casualties. We are still waiting for developments,” he added. (AFP) ASK 03211358 <br /></p>