7 dead and missing after shooting in Indonesia | Chronic

At least seven people died, four are missing and 61 were rescued after burning the ferry they were sailing on, near the coast of the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.

The KM Izhar ship was heading from Kendari, capital of southeastern Sulawesi, to the town of Salabagnka, this Friday night, when a fire was declared for reasons that are still being investigated. an investigation, according to the spokesman of the provincial police, Agus Mulyadi, at the official Antara news agency.

At least 72 people, including 64 pbadengers and 8 crew members, were on board the ship at the time of the incident, a phenomenon common in these waters due to the poor maintenance of pbadenger ships, reported the DPA agency. .