JAKARTA, April 21 (UPI) -- Indonesian police bomb experts defused two boxes containing explosives set to go off as Christians attended church for Good Friday celebrations, officials said.
The bombs were placed under a gas pipeline near a housing center and church in Jakarta. The timers were set to detonate the bombs during Good Friday ceremonies, The Jakarta Post reported Thursday.
"Christians will celebrate Good Friday at the church on Friday," said Aris Setiabudi, a security supervisor for the Paramount Cluster, the housing area near where the bombs were discovered. "We were informed of the bomb at around 8 a.m. and when we arrived at the location there were already many police officers and the bomb squad."
Investigators declined to provide particulars about the incident and said they don't know who placed the bombs or when they were placed.
Investigators searched the area for additional explosives.
