PARIS, Oct 8: A small parcel bomb exploded outside the Indonesian embassy in Paris before dawn on Friday, slightly injuring 10 people and shattering windows, but officials said they had no clues to the motive.

There was no claim of responsibility. Investigators who combed the area found gas canister fragments but said they knew little about the device and it was too early to say who was behind the bombing. Gas canisters were used in mid-1990s bombings in Paris for which the Algerian Armed Islamic Group claimed responsibility.

The bomb, left on the pavement next to a thick outside wall of the elegant 19th century building, caused only minor damage to the embassy when it went off, but shattered windows in nearby buildings and cars. Nine of the 10 injured, some of them embassy staff, were taken to hospital, most with slight cuts from flying glass. -Reuters