Blast Injures 13 in Aceh on Independence Day
From Times Wire Reports
An assailant hurled a hand grenade into a crowd celebrating Indonesia’s Independence Day in the troubled province of Aceh, injuring 13 people, police said.
The grenade exploded on a soccer field about an hour before a ceremony was to begin, police said. The injuries were not considered serious. The crowd fled but eventually returned to the field. As many as 5,000 people turned up for the ceremony celebrating Indonesia’s independence from Dutch colonial rule in 1945.
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