2 missing after boat sinks off Indonesia's Batam city


By Yanda

JAKARTA, June 25 (Xinhua) -- A long boat carrying 13 football players sank in waters off Batam City in Indonesia's Riau Islands Province on Wednesday afternoon, leaving two footballers missing, an official said.

Huge waves hit the boat, said Joko Prayitno, a senior official at the provincial search and rescue office.

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