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Posted on 06/01/2026 3:44:23 PM PDT by Red Badger
A decades-old bomb exploded beneath a home, killing at least five people.
The explosive detonated in Biak Numfor Regency in Indonesia's Papua Province on Sunday, May 31, leaving at least five people dead and five others hospitalized with injuries, The Jakarta Globe and Antara reported, citing local authorities. Three more people are missing, according to the Indonesian news outlets.
The Jakarta Globe reported that the explosion occurred below a stilt house located near the shoreline on Biak town's Walter Mongonsidi Street. Authorities believe the bomb was left in the area during World War II.
“The explosion is suspected to have originated from a World War II-era bomb,” Papua Police Chief Commissioner Cahyo Sukarnito told The Jakarta Globe. Biak Numfor Police Chief Ari Trestiawan echoed this in a statement to Antara.
The Biak Numfor Regency Police and Indonesian National Police (INP) did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for comment on May 31.
CCTV cameras captured the blast on video. Footage shared by Antara and Indonesian newspaper Kompas shows a burst of flame and subsequent plume of smoke shooting up above the skyline in Biak Numfor Regency.
VIDEO AT LINK...................
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Ping........😥
Papua, which used to be New Guinea. During WWII Italy was run by an old one. SWIDT, I just got away with somethin’. Anyway, this one is Japan’s fault, no matter who dropped the bomb.
An old one.................😏🙄...............
In before they blame Trump /s
Trump’s fault no matter who dropped the bomb. Gotta get it right. /s 🙄
Great minds think alike. You’re doing great. Me, I’m like “even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in awhile. 😃”
50??
Holy cow I didn’t know there was one.
After one short winter I can’t get my lawn mower to start…
Reliability percent just went up.
I was a big fan of Norma.
I think in Virginia they dropped one accidentally, and 3 of the 4 arming sequences triggered. We very nearly nuked ourselves
Oh, this was so good.
‘These Pretzels are making me Thirsty!”
Need Earplugs
Nukes are actually fairly complex things that are unlikely to work after decades without maintenance. That said the possibility of environmental contamination is very real.
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