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Thursday, October 8, 2009

Police investigate Indonesia blast

A big blast has rocked Indonesia's South Sulawesi Island, as the country is gripped by flash floods inundating hundreds of houses.

Police said on Thursday that they were investigating the cause of the explosion, Reuters reported.

Police chief Abunawas told Metro TV it appeared to be a big blast and authorities were checking the source of the explosion near the district capital of Bone.

The blast comes as flash floods smashed through about 500 houses in Tolitoli in Central Sulawesi province on Thursday.

A policeman told AFP news agency that there were no immediate report of casualties, adding that about 1,500 people had been forced to leave their homes.

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