French policemen stand by a car destroyed in a blast at the Indonesian embassy in Paris, October 8. (Xinhua/AFP Photo)

French policemen stand in front of the Indonesian embassy in Paris. (Xinhua/AFP Photo)

A French rescue team person looks out from the balcony of the Indonesian embassy in Paris, outside of which a bomb exploded before dawn on Oct. 8. (Xinhua Photo)

 Policemen stand on guard near the Indonesian embassy in Paris, October 8. (Xinhua Photo)

French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier (C) meets the journalists outside the Indonesian embassy in Paris on Oct. 8. (Xinhua Photo) 

    PARIS, Oct. 8 (Xinhuanet) -- A bomb exploded outside the Indonesian embassy in Paris before dawn on Friday, injuring nine people, including four embassy workers, French Interior Minister Dominique de Villepin said.

    A rigged package exploded at the base of a flag pole in front of the Indonesian embassy, de Villepin said.

    Most of the wounded were hurt by flying glass, and had been taken to hospital, the minister said.

    Cars were damaged by the explosion and the spot was littered with shattered window glasses. The police have sealed off the areato block access.

    The Indonesian embassy is located in the 16th district of Paris.

    Indonesia, the most populous Muslim country in the world, has suffered three major terrorist attacks in recent years. The country opposed the US-led Iraq war last year. Enditem