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"At Least 5 People Dead, 3 Missing After WWII-Era Bomb Explodes, Destroying Several Homes"

"A decades-old bomb exploded beneath a home, killing at least five people.

The explosive detonated in Biak Numfor Regency in Indonesia's Papua Province on Sunday, May 31, leaving at least five people dead and five others hospitalized with injuries, The Jakarta Globe and Antara reported, citing local authorities. Three more people are missing, according to the Indonesian news outlets.

The Jakarta Globe reported that the explosion occurred below a stilt house located near the shoreline on Biak town's Walter Mongonsidi Street. Authorities believe the bomb was left in the area during World War II.

“The explosion is suspected to have originated from a World War II-era bomb,”