{"id":83093,"date":"2026-06-01T11:47:29","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T11:47:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/suspected-world-war-ii-bomb-explodes-in-indonesia-killing-5-people\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T11:47:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T11:47:29","slug":"suspected-world-war-ii-bomb-explodes-in-indonesia-killing-5-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/suspected-world-war-ii-bomb-explodes-in-indonesia-killing-5-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspected World War II bomb explodes in Indonesia, killing 5 people"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>A suspected shell left over from World War II exploded under a stilt house in an Indonesian fishing village, killing five people and wounding nearly 20, police said Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The blast in Indonesia&#8217;s restive eastern Papua region startled locals with a thunderous boom on Sunday afternoon, emitting a ball of flames followed by a thick smoke column, according to footage broadcast on Kompas TV.<\/p>\n<p>Nine homes were destroyed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The source of the explosion is strongly suspected to have been a bomb or mortar left over from World War II,&#8221; Papua police spokesman Cahyo Sukarnito told AFP.<\/p>\n<p>Three people are still recorded as missing, but Cahyo said several body parts have yet to be identified.<\/p>\n<p>At least 19 people were treated for minor injuries, he added.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We will provide further updates once the search for victims and the investigation have been completed,&#8221; said Cahyo.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, nine civilians were among 13 people killed in West Java province when an explosion occurred as Indonesian troops attempted to dispose of rejected munitions by detonating them in a pit.<\/p>\n<p>Indonesia was a major battle zone during World War II when Japanese forces occupied what was then the Dutch East Indies, and Allied forces fought to retake control.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/06\/01\/8a3f9395-a629-4b17-814d-0a8fcaf42ea1\/thumbnail\/620x414\/36efbaba8479076745a2e05bb721a9af\/gettyimages-1250857107.jpg#\" alt=\"The Island of Southwest Papua Is Full of World War II Relics \" height=\"414\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/06\/01\/8a3f9395-a629-4b17-814d-0a8fcaf42ea1\/thumbnail\/620x414\/36efbaba8479076745a2e05bb721a9af\/gettyimages-1250857107.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/06\/01\/8a3f9395-a629-4b17-814d-0a8fcaf42ea1\/thumbnail\/1240x828\/39e903bee2ac4b46ac5814ae26183f33\/gettyimages-1250857107.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">The Amphibious Vehicle, Tracked (LVT) American Tank from World War II is seen inside a forest in Esmambo village of Tambrauw regency, Indonesia on March 22, 2023.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Garry Lotulung\/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Bombs left over from the war have been found around the globe in recent years, and some of them have exploded.<\/p>\n<p>In March, an unexploded World War II bomb was successfully <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/world-war-ii-bomb-defused-dresden-germany-thousands-evacuated\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">defused<\/a><\/span> in the German city of Dresden after thousands of residents were evacuated.<\/p>\n<p>Last October, two men were hospitalized in Poland after a World War II artillery shell that one of them had found in a forest and brought back home <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/poland-wwii-artillery-shell-explode-glubczyce-2-drunk-men-hospitalized\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">exploded<\/a><\/span>. <\/p>\n<p>In March 2025, a World War II bomb\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/world-war-ii-bomb-paris-train-station-unexploded-gare-du-nord\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">was found<\/a><\/span>\u00a0near the tracks of Paris&#8217; Gare du Nord station. 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