Four killed in Indonesian cafe bomb blast

Four people have been killed and three injured in an explosion on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.

Four people have been killed and three injured in an explosion on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.

The blast took place in the town of Palopo on South Sulawesi province, said Major Wisnu Wirdata.

Wirdata said it appeared the explosion was caused by a bomb planted in the cafe, over 1,000 miles north-east of Jakarta. "It is suspected to be bomb but we are still investigating," he said.

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