Jakarta, Oct 23: Indonesian police said today they had found 600 kilograms of ammonium nitrate, a chemical used in explosives and fertilizers, at a house in Indonesia's Central Sulawesi province. Police are looking for two people who allegedly owned the chemical and lived in the rented house in the provincial capital Palu, said East Palu Police Chief Hermawan.
Hermawan said police did not have evidence that the two had links to terrorism.
"We received information that the two persons are ship crew members and they use bombs to catch fish," Hermawan told reporters. The use of explosives to catch fish is common in Indonesia.
The two are now reportedly travelling to South Sulawesi, he said.
Hermawan said the use of ammonium nitrate by the public is illegal in Indonesia.
Bureau Report