SBY apologizes over balloon accident

Thu, 24 Jun 2004, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

SURABAYA: Presidential candidate Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
expressed regret here on Wednesday over an accident involving one
of his campaign balloons that caught fire and injured a young
street child in Bandung, West Java.

Susilo instructed his campaign team to cover the medical costs
for Irwan Nugroho, 12, who suffered burns after the Susilo
balloon caught fire near him on Tuesday.

"We regret the accident and apologize," Susilo said in
Surabaya, East Java. --Antara

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