Indonesia closes airport in Manado due to volcano eruption, ministry says

JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia closed the Sam Ratulangi airport in Manado, North Sulawesi, due to a volcano eruption overnight, the transport ministry said in a statement on Thursday.

The airport will be closed until Thursday evening, the ministry said, with nine flights affected so far.

(Reporting by Bernadette Chrisitna Munthe; Writing by Fransiska Nangoy; Editing by John Mair)

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