'We simply want to help people': Indonesia army chief on why it is building thousands of bridges, wells
- PANGANDARAN, West Java: General Maruli Simanjuntak carefully steps onto a suspension bridge that had collapsed two weeks ago on the day of its ribbon-cutting ceremony with about 50 people on it.
- The Indonesian Army chief-of-staff - who is the de facto army chief - was inspecting the damaged bridge and listening to a briefing on its reconstruction.
- Videos of the Pongpet suspension bridge’s collapse on Aug 30 went viral on social media but the Indonesian army reported no deaths, with several locals suffering minor injuries and abrasions.
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- PANGANDARAN, West Java: General Maruli Simanjuntak carefully steps onto a suspension bridge that had collapsed two weeks ago on the day of its ribbon-cutting ceremony with about 50 people on it.
- The Indonesian Army chief-of-staff - who is the de facto army chief - was inspecting the damaged bridge and listening to a briefing on its reconstruction.
- Videos of the Pongpet suspension bridge’s collapse on Aug 30 went viral on social media but the Indonesian army reported no deaths, with several locals suffering minor injuries and abrasions.
Sources: CNA