© Provided by Media Prima People gather to examine the scene of an explosion at a bus terminal in Kampung Melayu, Jakarta, Indonesia May 25, 2017. Reuters Photo KUALA LUMPUR: An eyewitness to the deadly twin suicide bombings in East Jakarta last night told a local television station that he heard two explosions at a Transjakarta bus stop near the Kampung Melayu bus terminal, the Jakarta Post reported.
The witness, known as Joni, told MetroTV that there was heavy traffic near the terminal when the first blast went off.
"The situation turned chaotic and then the second explosion was heard," she said.
Joni also said that body parts were spotted at the scene of the blast, with those injured taken to a nearby hospital.
Two suspected suicide bombers reportedly killed three police officers and injured 10 people on Wednesday night in the blasts. Five officers and five civilians were wounded.
According to police, the blasts went off five minutes apart at the terminal.
National Police spokesman, Setyo Wasisto, said that an examination of the scene showed that there appeared to have been two suicide bombers, not one as originally thought.
Meanwhile, Kompas.com reported that Bripda Taufan Tsunami, one of the policemen killed in the blasts, will be buried at the TPU Pondok Ranggon.
"The initial plan is for him to be buried at Pondok Ranggon at 10am," his family member, Obing Riandi, said when met at the funeral home here today.
According to Kompas.com, the body is still at the funeral home in the district of Kranggan, Kecamatan Jatisampurna, here.
The deceased was brought to the funeral home at 4am Western Indonesian Time.
The atmosphere at the home is sombre, as preparations are underway for the burial.
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Source: Eyewitness to Jakarta bombings tells of terror
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