One injured in BandarLampung blast

One injured in BandarLampung blast

JAKARTA: An explosion in a house in Indonesia's Lampung
province on Sumatra island injured one man on Wednesday
afternoon, police said.

The blast in the seaside Kota Karang area about two kilometers
from the provincial capital Bandar Lampung was caused by
explosives normally used for illegal fishing, said a local police
officer.

"Reports from the scene suggested that the blast was an
accident but we are still investigating other possible causes of
the incident," the officer, who identified himself only as First
Sergeant Sonny, told AFP by telephone.

One person who is believed to be the owner of the house was
taken to hospital with severe injuries, said First Sergeant
Daruji of the local military precinct.

Several parts of Indonesia have been hit by a series of blasts
over the past three years.

Indonesians are on edge after a car bomb in the resort island
of Bali on October 12 killed nearly 200 people. --AFP