Palu, C Sulawesi (ANTARA News) - Banggai police in Central Sulawesi had arrested five people for illegal possession of bottle bombs including 10 kg of explosives in Buon village, Luwuk sub-district, Monday afternoon.

"The five were still under investigation by the Luwuk police chief," Central Sulawesi Police Chief Brig Gen Dewa Parsana said here Monday, adding that therefore he could not as yet reveal their identities.

The police are now also still going after the other suspects whose identities are already known.

The police bomb squad had also already paralyzed the explosives in the bottles.

He also said that the bottle bombs may also have been used by fishermen to catch fish.

Palarysing the bottol bombs too only one and a half hours and attracted the attention of many of the local residents, he said. (*)


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