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JAKARTA: At least five people have been killed and some others feared dead as a speed boat caught fire in the water off Indonesia's North Maluku province on Saturday (Oct 12), officials said.
The accident occurred at 2.05pm local time when the boat with a governor candidate Benny Laos and his supporters on board had been anchoring at a seaport in Taliabu regency and filling fuel before continuing a journey for campaign, said Abdul Muis Uma Ternate, senior official of the local disaster management and mitigation agency.
