Indonesia ferry blast kills two, injures 13


  • World
  • Thursday, 15 Sep 2016

Police and investigators examine a ferry boat which was carrying tourists from the island of Bali to Lombok following an explosion on board at Padangbai port, Karangasem, Bali, Indonesia September 15, 2016, in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Nyoman Budhiana /via REUTERS

DENPASAR, Indonesia (Reuters) - An explosion on a ferry carrying 35 tourists between the Indonesian resort islands of Bali and Lombok killed two people on Thursday and injured several, police said.

The Austrian Foreign Ministry said an Austrian woman was among the dead. Earlier reports had said the two casualties were a Dutch citizen and an Indonesian.

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