HTML pages designed & maintained by Alifuru67 Copyright © 1999/2000 - 1364283024 & 1367286044		Want to Help? CRISIS CENTRE DIOCESE OF AMBOINA Jalan Pattimura 32 - Ambon 97124 - Indonesia Tel 0062 (0)911 342195 Fax 0062 (0)911 355337 E-mail: comamq@ambon.wasantara.net.id Ambon, May 14, 2001 THE SITUATION IN AMBON / MOLUCCAS Report no. 176 1. LOCAL MUSLIMS HARASSED BY LASKAR JIHAD Last Saturday, May 12, a bomb or grenade exploded in the neighbourhood of Ahuru at the outskirts of the town, now an islam area, injuring two residents, man and wife. It is thought that the Laskar Jihad have placed grenades on various places in islam areas in order to intimidate and threaten Ambonese muslims. As some local muslim residents confirmed by telephone to Siwalima daily, they live in constant fear of those grenades and hardly venture out to tend their crops in the fields. Answering the reporter s question why they did not inform the police about it, they said they would be killed if they reported anything about it. 2. SPEEDBOAT VICTIMS In his recent Tablig Akbar, Ustad Attamimi, leader of the local Jihad forces, accused the christians of shooting three muslims in the California incident in the afternoon of May 10. He demanded the security forces to arrest and kill these snipers within 48 hours or the muslims would take revenge (see Report 175, no.1). Apparently Attamimi kept his word. On Sunday afternoon, May 13, a speedboat with christians, travelling from Gudang Arang to Galala was shot at by a group of nindjas in black garments on a speedboat, killing three people among whom the helmsman and badly wounding two others. Another speedboat joined the first one, also firing and throwing two grenades. After they had disappeared, a speedboat from nearby Wayame came to rescue the surviving passengers. 3. TERNATE The bishop of Amboina, Monseigneur P.C.Mandagi MSC, recently visited a number of places in the North Moluccas. He told us that the situation there is most conducive. He also paid an official visit to the town of Ternate, capital of the North Moluccas, where all christians had been expelled. He said that little by little christians venture to come back to Ternate. The catholic church building though damaged is the only surviving christian church building in Ternate and will be used oecumenically bu various christian churches. 4. NEW POLICE CHIEF COMMANDER Police Chief Commander Firman Gani recently left for Makasar to become the Police Chief Commander of South Celebes. He is replaced by Mr. Edy Danadi who is transferred from East Java. C.J.Böhm MSc, Secretary of Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina Received via e-mail from : Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina Copyright © 1999-2001  - Ambon Berdarah On-Line * http://www.go.to/ambon HTML pages designed and maintained by Alifuru67 * http://www.oocities.org/maluku67 Send your comments to alifuru67@egroups.com