Dozens injured after explosions rock school mosque in Jakarta

Explosions at a mosque in Indonesia's capital Jakarta that injured dozens of people during Friday prayers could have been an attack, officials indicated, with a 17-year-old student the suspected perpetrator.

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Police brushed away speculation for now that the blasts were a terror attack, saying they were still investigating.

Police said 55 people were in hospitals with a range of minor to serious injuries, including burns, after the blasts at the mosque inside a school complex in the Kelapa Gading area.

"The information I have is that the suspect is undergoing surgery," Deputy House Speaker Sufmi Dasco Ahmad told reporters after visiting student victims at a hospital. "The suspect is a 17-year-old male student," he said without giving more details.

National Police Chief Listyo Sigit confirmed in a news conference at the presidential palace in Jakarta that the suspect was one of two students who were undergoing surgery due to suffering serious injuries in the blasts.

"We have identified the suspected perpetrator," Sigit said after attending an event with President Prabowo Subianto at the palace, "Our personnel are currently conducting an in-depth investigation to determine the suspect's identity and the environment where he lives, including his house and others."