Street singer hurt by small blast

Street singer hurt by small blast

YOGYAKARTA, Central Java: A beggar on Thursday sustained minor
injuries when a tennis ball-sized object he found exploded after
he threw it away.

The police suspected the object to be firecrackers but were
still investigating the incident.

Thirty-six-year-old beggar Abdul Azis found the object at his
usual resting place inside the ruins of the long-demolished
Purnama Hotel.

Yogyakarta Chief of Detective Richad Nainggolan said Abdul was
looking for his money which he kept in a pipe at his resting
place. Instead, he found a plastic bag containing two balls. They
exploded after he threw the bag away thinking its contents were
useless. -- Antara