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 28, 2001 THE SITUATION IN AMBON / MOLUCCAS Report no. 186 1. ATTACK ON POLICE FORCES On May 26 two Brimob police cars, on their way from Passo to the town of Ambon, when passing the muslim neighbourhood of Galunggung at the eastern end of the town, were ambushed and shot at. Several of the policemen in these cars afterwards declared to Siwalima daily that pieces of wood, pierced with nails, were thrown in front of the cars, caused the tyres getting flat. However, the drivers tried and moved on. Meanwhile the leading car was shot at from both sides, however, without wounding anybody. The policemen did not answer the gunfire, fearing that the others salvos would increase, thus all the more endangering their comrades in the second car, a truck which had only canvas covering and was full of police servicemen. Both cars at last arrived safely at the Police Headquarters, Batumeja. 2. MILITARY TRUCK TRAPPED At 8.00 am, on Saturday, May 26, a military truck was on its way to Suli where a military ceremony was to be held. However, passing through the muslim neighbourhood of Batumerah in the eastern part of the town of Ambon, it was halted and thrown at with stones by masses. The damage was restricted to a broken front window. The Military Chief Commander and several members of his Staff, who had to attend this ceremony as well, thereupon decided to go to Suli by helicopter. 3. SECURITY POSTS ATTACKED / MANY CASUALTIES At 11.45 p.m. last Saturday May 26, attacks were launched on security forces, allegedly by terrorists, at several bordering sites of christian and muslim neighbourhoods, among others near the Amans Hotel (Mardika), at Tanah Lapang Kecil, Ahuru and Galala/Hative Kecil. The attackers used grenades, molotov cocktails and heavy gunfire. Siwalima daily supposes that the attackers were angered because the sentinels obstructed their intended invasion in opposite quarters, so they redirected their attacks on the security posts straight away. The mutual firing with some interruptions went on up to 5.30 a.m. the following morning. At about 2.30 a.m. there was a remarkable impulse when a number of mosques in the town sounded their taqbir akbar . Some sources put the number of terrorists killed at more that a dozen, whereas those wounded number several dozens, all of whom are now being hospitalized in the muslim medical centre of Al-Fatah and the Laskar Jihad polyclinic of Kebun Cengkih. 4. ANOTHER TERRORIST KILLED Yesterday a terrorist intruded in the christian neighbourhood of Batugajah. However, before he could do any harm, he was lynched by the masses. On his body various kinds of military lethal devices and other military items (like standard knapsack and belt) were found. 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