Jakarta, May 8, 2026 (AFP) - Indonesia volcanic eruption kills three hikers: officials

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2026-05-08

Three hikers, including two foreigners, died and 10 were missing after Mount Dukono on Indonesia's eastern Halmahera island erupted Friday, spewing an ash cloud about 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) into the air, a local police chief said. "There are three dead, two foreigners and one resident of Ternate" island in east Indonesia, police chief Erlichson Pasaribu of North Halmahera district told Kompas TV. Seven people had come down safely, Erlichson sa......

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