Another blast in Medan

Another blast in Medan

MEDAN, North Sumatra: Following a bomb blast that damaged
three cars at Medan mayor's office on Monday, another homemade
bomb exploded in Labuhan Deli, more than 20 kilometers north of
the city early on Tuesday, near a gas pipeline.

Another bomb planted directly below a liquefied gas pipeline
did not explode.

The spokesman for the North Sumatra Police, Adj. Sr. Comr.
Amrin Karim, said the bomb blast that could be heard at a radius
of two kilometers caused minor damage to the pipeline and several
houses near the blast site.

No casualties were reported in the blast. But if the pipeline
had been damaged it would have caused a major fire. The pipeline,
built by state-owned Pertamina, is quite prone to fire since it
has no special security provisions.

The bomb squad took the unexploded bomb to be examined at the
police laboratory.

The police have detained 10 people in connection with further
investigation into the blast. -- JP