The ambassador and his driver, who was badly hurt, were moved to hospital. The blast wrecked the ambassador's car, and television pictures showed him bleeding as he was lifted out of the vehicle by passers-by. Although the ambassador suffered severe injuries, his condition is said to be stable. A neighbouring residence, belonging to the Bulgarian ambassador, and the office of Indonesia's national election commission were also said to be damaged. One witness, Mohammad Mali Amin, told the Associated Press that he saw the Mercedes sedan explode in flames.
Reports say office workers ran from the scene of the attack.
Police have sealed off the area and are examining the wreckage. The ambassador's house, located on Imam Bonjol street in the city's Menteng area, is near government offices and the residences of senior government officials and other diplomats. There has so far been no indication of the motive behind the attack. The speaker of the Indonesian consultative assembly, Amien Reis, denounced the bombing as a terrorist attack and expressed dismay that such a thing could happen in the capital in daylight. Philippine Vice-President Gloria Arroyo has also condemned the attack, calling it an act of terrorism.