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INDONESIA: JAKARTA: CAR BOMB EXPLOSION

(13 Sep 2000) Eng/Indonesian Police in the Indonesian capital Jakarta said on Wednesday that at least 23 people were injured and one person was killed when a car bomb ripped through an underground garage in the Jakarta Stock Exchange building. The explosion happened 45 minutes before the business day ended. The underground parking lot was packed with hundreds of cars and dozens of drivers waiting for their stockbrokers and other executives to finish work. The bourse closed at its lowest point this year as more than 1,000 workers were hastily evacuated from the office block in the capital's downtown after the explosion. Dozens of firefighters doused the underground flames as smoke billowed from the basement. Several hours after the blast, they brought out the body of a man on a stretcher. Firefighters said most of the smoke came from dozens of burning vehicles. They said the fuel tanks of several cars had exploded inside the garage. There were fears for the safety of an undetermined number of people trapped in the basement. Search and rescue coordinator Boedel said attempts to reach those trapped had been hampered by thick and acrid smoke. The building is on the capital's main downtown avenue, and the mayhem brought afternoon traffic in downtown Jakarta to a standstill. Police said they had ordered the stock exchange to suspend operations for the rest of the week while they investigate the incident. This bombing forms part of a series of unexplained bomb blasts which have rocked Indonesia in recent weeks, in Jakarta and other major cities. Some suggest the bombings are the work of those trying to disrupt the ongoing trial of former President Suharto on massive corruption charges. SOUNDBITE: (INDONESIAN) "The explosion, it was like ... boom! (Q; Where were you?) I was in the basement of the office. (Q: So bomb was in the basement?) "I don't know if it was a bomb or not. There was just a sudden explosion. Boom!" SUPER CAPTION: Bambang, Blast survivor SOUNDBITE: (ENGLISH) "Just one loud blast. We were on the 15th floor and there was an alarm and they evacuated the building. It was about 3.30." SUPER CAPTION: Paul Adams, Eye-Witness SOUNDBITE: (INDONESIAN) "If you think there's a connection with what happened two weeks ago it is possible. The intention here is to disrupt the security of the state." (responding to question on whether blast is connected to the start of Suharto's trial which began officially 2 weeks ago) SUPER CAPTION: Hanry Montael, Head of Police Investigation Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...