JAKARTA, 26 July 2004 - A small blast has been heard outside Indonesia's election commission building as officials prepared to announce the results of the presidential elections. Dozens of students were demonstrating outside the Indonesian election commission (KPU) building in central Jakarta on Monday when the blast was heard, said witnesses.
A KPU staff member said the blast was located near the washrooms on the ground floor of the four-storey building. Police were setting up a cordon around the building, which was being evacuated. The source of the blast was not immediately known. There was no word on any injuries as a result of the blast. The students were demonstrating alleged irregularities in the 5 July poll.
The election results are expected to show that Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri will face her estranged former security minister in a run-off presidential election in September. The election is being closely watched by allies like the United States and investors, both concerned over security in Indonesia after it was hit by bombings on the tourist island of Bali in 2002 and of a luxury Jakarta hotel last year. The first attack killed 202 people, mostly foreign tourists, and the second killed 12.

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