CRISIS CENTRE DIOCESE OF AMBOINA
Jalan Pattimura 32 -- Ambon 97124 -- Indonesia
Tel 0062 (0)911 342195 Fax 0062 (0)911 355337
E-mail: crisiscentre01@hotmail.com
Ambon, March 13, 2003
THE SITUATION IN AMBON / MOLUCCAS - Report No. 356
1. TIMELY DETECTION OF BOMBS – Today two homemade bombs were found on
the roof of the Al-Fatah Mosque, the principal Muslim House of Worship in Ambon.
Workers that happened to be on the roof discovered the pipe bombs and informed the
police, who then secured the lethal devices. Residents were shocked but not
provoked and the situation in the city remained calm.
2. VISITING AMBON – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jakarta has decided not to
issue an entry permit for the Moluccas to foreigners that are residents of the
Netherlands, starting on March 11 up to April 25, 2003. Thus was announced by the
local Civil Emergency Administrator. This measure has undoubtedly to do with an
effort of minimizing the possibility of unrest on and around April 25, the annual
commemoration of RMS Independence day.
C.J.Böhm msc,
Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina |
