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Blast rocks Indonesian City, causes no damage
Makassar (Indonesia), Oct 22: A loud explosion alarmed shoppers in the main city of Indonesia`s Sulawesi Island, but caused no damage, police said.
Makassar (Indonesia), Oct 22: A loud explosion
alarmed shoppers in the main city of Indonesia's Sulawesi
Island, but caused no damage, police said.
It wasn't immediately clear what caused the blast, which
occurred in a covered ditch in front of a gold shop in
Makassar.
The explosion occurred during a visit by Us President
George W Bush to Bali, an island about 600 kilometres
southwest of Makassar. There was no indication that the two
were linked in any way police said.
Last year, a bomb killed three people in a McDonald's restaurant in Makassar. Authorities have blamed militants belonging to a radical group, Laskar Jundullah. Sixteen suspects were arrested, and seven of them have been sentenced to long prison terms. Bureau Report
Last year, a bomb killed three people in a McDonald's restaurant in Makassar. Authorities have blamed militants belonging to a radical group, Laskar Jundullah. Sixteen suspects were arrested, and seven of them have been sentenced to long prison terms. Bureau Report