Peter Dutton 'lucky to escape' deadly Lombok earthquake

Australia's Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton says he was "very lucky" to escape a deadly earthquake on the Indonesian island of Lombok unharmed.

Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton

قال داتون انه كان يتناول العشاء في مطعم يقع في الطابق الثاني عشر في احد فنادق لومبوك عند وقوع الزلزال Source: AAP

Australia's Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton says he was "very lucky" to escape a deadly earthquake on the Indonesian island of Lombok unharmed.

The senior MP was dining at a restaurant on the 12th floor of a hotel when the magnitude-7 quake struck.

"We were knocked certainly to the floor," he told Sydney radio 2GB on Monday.

The cabinet minister is in Indonesia for a regional counter-terrorism conference with a delegation from Australian, including the Australian Federal Police commissioner.

The earthquake killed at least 82 people.


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