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JP/1/BOMB

Bomb rocks
Poso KPU office

A low explosive bomb went off precisely behind the office of the
Poso General Elections Commission (KPU) in Central Sulawesi on
Tuesday night, but no injuries were reported.

Despite the explosion, activity in the troubled regency
remained normal, said Poso Regent Andi Azikin Suyuti.

He claimed that the bomb was post-election terror perpetrated
by irresponsible people.

The regency has just held direct elections, and the candidate
pair of Piet Inkiriwang and Abdul Muthalib were leading the
provisional tally.

Contacted separately from Palu, the capital of Central
Sulawesi, deputy chief of Poso police Ricky Naldo said that the
situation was under control. -- JP