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| Southeast Asia |
| Bus bomb kills 4 in central Indonesia |
| 2002-06-06 |
| A bomb exploded inside a bus packed with commuters in central Indonesia, killing four people and injuring 17. The explosion occurred Wednesday afternoon as the bus carrying 25 people was headed toward Poso, the district capital of Central Sulawesi. Police said they were inspecting the badly damaged bus Thursday but could not say who was behind the bombing. They said they were looking for three unidentified passengers who got off the bus before the blast. Victims - some of them injured seriously - were rushed to a local hospital. Indonesian National Police Chief Gen. Da'i Bachtiar, who was on a visit to the island of Lombok, urged residents in Central Sulawesi to remain calm despite the blast. "Remain calm, ladies and gents. There's nothing to worry about. Only an explosion, with a few dead and wounded. Nothing out of the ordinary." |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |