
World War II Ordnance Detonates in Papua Village, Five Killed
Five people died and nearly 20 were injured when what is believed to be a World War II-era bomb or mortar exploded under a stilt house in Indonesia's Papua region on Sunday.
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Five people died and nearly 20 were injured when what is believed to be a World War II-era bomb or mortar exploded under a stilt house in Indonesia's Papua region on Sunday.
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