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World War II bomb kills five in Papua village, injures 19

Published 3 June 2026

A suspected World War II-era explosive detonated beneath a stilt house in a fishing village in Indonesia’s Papua region on Sunday, killing five people and injuring nearly 20 others. The blast destroyed nine homes and left three people missing as search operations continued.

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