World War II bombs: the gift that just keeps on giving, apparently.
That thing must have had a really long fuse.
From CBS News:
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.
Authorities investigated the explosion and determined it to have come from a surprising source:
'The source of the explosion is strongly suspected to have been a bomb or mortar left over from World War II,' Papua police spokesman Cahyo Sukarnito told AFP.
Three people are still recorded as missing, but Cahyo said several body parts have yet to be identified.
Yikes.
The discovery of old bombs is apparently not entirely rare in the region.
Indonesia was a major battle zone during World War II when Japanese forces occupied what was then the Dutch East Indies, and Allied forces fought to retake control.
Bombs left over from the war have been found around the globe in recent years, and some of them have exploded.
Including this one.
Five people were killed in the blast, with another 19 receiving treatment for injuries.
The latest casualties from World War Eleven.
I mean two!
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