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)