The explosion, which took place in the East Papua region, surprised residents on Sunday afternoon, projecting a ball of fire followed by a thick column of smoke. Nine houses were destroyed and three people are still missing.
A bomb probably dating from World War II exploded under a house on stilts in a fishing village in eastern Indonesia, killing five people and injuring 19, said Monday 1is June the police. The explosion, which took place in the region of East Papua, surprised residents on Sunday afternoon, projecting a ball of fire followed by a thick column of smoke, according to images broadcast on the Indonesian channel Kompas TV.
“The source of the explosion is strongly suspected to be a bomb or mortar shell dating from World War II.”declared Papua police spokesperson Cahyo Sukarnito. Nine houses were destroyed and three people are still missing. Last year, thirteen people were killed on the island of Java in an accidental explosion during an operation to destroy obsolete munitions.
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Indonesia was a major theater of operations during World War II, when Japanese forces occupied what was then the Dutch East Indies and Allied forces fought to regain control.
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