Several hurt in embassy bombing in Paris

Ten people were slightly injured in a bomb attack at the Indonesian embassy in Paris this morning.

Ten people were slightly injured in a bomb attack at the Indonesian embassy in Paris this morning.

Windows in nearby buildings were shattered by the blast in the affluent 16th arrondissement in the western part of the city.

"It was caused by a package bomb placed just in front of the embassy," a reporter said. "The explosion was quite strong . . . several vehicles were damaged and windows in neighbouring apartments were shattered."

Some of the injured were embassy personnel, the reporter said.

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