A suspected piece of World War II ordnance explodes under a stilt house in an Indonesian fishing village, killing five people and injuring nearly 20, police say. The blast occurs in Indonesia’s restive eastern Papua region on Sunday afternoon, producing a thunderous boom and a visible plume of smoke, with footage aired by Kompas TV showing flames followed by thick smoke. Authorities say the source is strongly believed to be a bomb or mortar left over from the war. After the explosion, damage is reported across the neighborhood: Inquirer.net says nine homes are destroyed, while other outlets focus on the casualties and injuries. CBS News and South Africa’s IOL report the same casualty figures attributed to police. Local residents are shaken by the incident, and the event is treated as an ordnance detonation involving an unexploded device from the World War II era. Investigations and assessments are expected to follow to determine the exact type of ordnance and to assess further risks in the area.
Suspected WWII ordnance explosion in Indonesia kills five, wounds nearly 20
A suspected piece of World War II ordnance explodes under a stilt house in an Indonesian fishing village, killing five people and injuring nearly 20, police say. The blast occurs in Indonesia’s restiv...
- A suspected World War II shell/bomb/mortar explodes under a stilt house in an Indonesian fishing village.
- Police report five people die and nearly 20 people are wounded.
- The blast occurs in Indonesia’s eastern Papua region on Sunday afternoon and is described as a thunderous boom.
- Footage broadcast by Kompas TV shows flames and a thick smoke column after the explosion.
- Inquirer.net reports nine homes are destroyed.
A suspected shell left over from World War II exploded under a house, killing five people and wounding nearly 20, police said Monday.
2 months agoJAKARTA — A suspected shell left over from World War II exploded under a stilt house in an Indonesian fishing village, killing five people and wounding nearly 20, police said Monday. The blast in Indonesia’s restive eastern Papua region startled locals with a thunderous boom on Sunday afternoon, emitting a ball of flames followed by a thick smoke column, according to footage broadcast on Kompas TV. Nine homes were destroyed. READ: Unexploded 500-pound World War II bomb found in Surigao “The source of the explosion is strongly suspected to have been a bomb or mortar left over from World War […]...Keep on reading: Suspected WWII ordnance explodes in Indonesia, five dead
2 months agoA suspected shell left over from World War II exploded under a stilt house in an Indonesian fishing village, killing five people and wounding nearly 20, police said Monday.
2 months agoA suspected shell left over from World War II exploded under a stilt house in an Indonesian fishing village, killing five people and wounding nearly 20, police said Monday.
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