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Urgent: Ferry catches fire in waters off Jakarta, leaving 2 dead, 7 injured

Xinhua, January 1, 2017 Adjust font size:

A passenger ship carrying nearly 100 people caught fire in waters off Jakarta on Sunday, leaving at least two people dead and seven others injured, Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, Spokesman of National Disaster Management Agency told Xinhua by phone. Endit