Solo, Antara Jateng - A suicide bomber who was targeting Police Headquarters in the city of Surakarta, Central Java, on Tuesday morning was stopped by a police officer, but a few minutes later the bomb exploded and killed the attacker.

According to Heri, a vendor at the scene, the suicide bomber on a motorcycle tried to barge into the Police Headquarters on Jalan Adi Sucipto at 7.30 am local time was intercepted by a policeman but the perpetrator managed to blow himself up and died.

"The attacker was killed at the scene and the policeman who tried to intercept him was injured and rushed to Panti Waluyo hospital," Heri said.

Preliminary reports indicated that the bomber had used low grade explosives in the homemade bomb, which like most improvised explosive devices (IEDs), contained ball-bearings and screws.

Security forces have been on high alert in recent months in Indonesia where people will be celebrating the end of Ramadan on Wednesday.

The latest incident follows the Jan 14 attack in the capital Jakarta by four militants with links to the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS).