The Bomb Disposal Team of Papua Regional Police Mobile Brigade Corps discovered a modified pineapple grenade during an initial sweep and sterilization at the site of the explosion, suspected to have originated from a World War II bomb, at the Fisheries Complex in Fandoi Village, Biak Kota District, Biak Numfor Regency.
The Papua Regional Police Mobile Brigade unit has deployed a bomb disposal team to investigate the explosion of a World War II bomb in Biak Numfor Regency.
Authorities in Biak Numfor continue searching for victims after a WWII-era bomb explosion killed five, with police bomb squads securing the area.
WWII-era bomb explodes in Biak, Papua, killing five. Police bomb squad deployed to secure area and investigate remaining ordnance. Learn More.
