Two children die in bomb explosion

SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: Two children were killed instantly when a bomb -- believed to have been left behind by Japanese soldiers during World War II -- exploded in the eastern part of Balikpapan town Friday afternoon.

Police chief Lt. Col. Noer Sasongko said here Saturday that the children, 13-year-old Laruji and 11-year-old Laole, found the bomb while playing after school on a beach in Lamaru district.

La Huma, 14, the older brother of one of the victims, said he saw the two children examining the bomb. (swe)