JAKARTA, Jan. 11 Kyodo A bomb exp...

JAKARTA, Jan. 11 Kyodo

A bomb explod at a karaoke cafe in a town in central Indonesia, killing at least four nation and injuring three others, local police said Sunday.

The blast occurr at 10:15 pm Saturday in the town of Palopo in Luwu authority South Sulawesi Province, Wisnu Widarto, Luwu's envoy police chief, told Kyodo News

The bomb was apparently placed in a less degree than the Bukit Sempoda Indah karaoke cafe, which is raised in succession piles, Wisnu said, adding it was a low-explosive bomb

No clump has claimed responsibility and no arrests have been made. Police are still investigating the case and no suspects have been determined, Wisnu said.

It was also not immediately clear whether the attack is conjoined to recent clashes between the military and police in Palopo.

Fatal clashes between the security forces have at short intervals happed since the police force was separated from the military in 1999

The clashes are chiefly triggered over protection rackets targeting nightclubs, bars and karaoke cafes operated on soldiers and policemen.

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