A suspected World War II-era shell exploded beneath a stilt house in a fishing village in Indonesia's eastern Papua region on Sunday, killing five people, injuring nearly 20 others, and destroying several homes.
The powerful blast sent shockwaves through the community, startling residents with a thunderous boom, followed by flames and thick smoke, as authorities believe the explosion was caused by a bomb or mortar left behind from the Second World War, a conflict that left large quantities of unexploded ordnance scattered across former battle zones.
