Indonesian police investigate blasts near US-run gold mine
Jakarta - Indonesian police said Friday they were investigating two suspected bomb blasts near a mine operated by US mining giant Freeport-McMoRan Copper and Gold Inc in the country's easternmost province Papua.
Company spokesman Mindo Pangaribuan said no one was injured in the blasts, took place early riday and that operations were not affected.
"Investigation is still underway," Papua police chief Bagus Eko Danto, was quoted as saying by the state-run Antara news agency, adding that a team of investigators, including members of the country's elite anti-terror unit were rushed to the scene.
The blasts took place almost simultaneously, just before dawn near PT Freeport Indonesia, a joint US-Indonesia gold and copper mining operation in Papua province. (dpa)
