Police detain witnesses over Indonesian bombings (31/05/2005) #10422
ABC AUSTRALIA, Tuesday, May 31, 2005. 0:34am (AEST)
Indonesia's vice-president Yusuf Kalla says two people have been detained over twin
bombings in Indonesia that killed 20 people, adding they were witnesses who could
lead to the capture of those responsible.
Tentena bombers to be arrested soon: Kalla (31/05/2005) #10416
The Jakarta Post, 5/30/2005 3:58:22 PM
JAKARTA (Antara): Vice President Jusuf Kalla expressed optimism that the security
forces would soon arrest the terrorists who detonated two bombs in Tentena town,
Poso regency, Central Sulawesi.
Poso blast ups security concerns (31/05/2005) #10415
The Jakarta Post, May 30, 2005
The Jakarta Post, Tentena, Jakarta. Flags were flown half mast on Sunday in the town
of Tentena, Central Sulawesi, where two bombs exploded killing at least 20 people on
Saturday morning. Although the bombs were placed in a crowded market and outside
a bank, and apparently did not target foreigners, security was nevertheless
immediately stepped up at Jakarta's embassies and hotels.
Indonesia blast 'has hallmarks of al-Qaeda' (31/05/2005) #10410
The Sydney Morning Herald, May 29, 2005 - 10:00PM
A senior police official said on Sunday the twin blasts that killed 22 people in a
Christian town in eastern Indonesia bore the hallmarks of a militant group linked to
al-Qaeda.
Kalla cancels visit to Tentena (30/05/2005) #10409
The Jakarta Post, 5/29/2005 5:27:48 PM
PALU (Antara): Vice President Jusuf Kalla canceled on Sunday a visit to the bomb
site in Tentena, Poso regency, Central Sulawesi, due to the transportation problems.
Indonesia bombing has Qaeda "similarities" - police (30/05/2005) #10407
MSN.News, 29/5/2005 11:31:58 AM
By Telly Nathalia. JAKARTA (Reuters) - A senior police official said on Sunday the
twin blasts that killed 22 people in a Christian town in eastern Indonesia bore the
hallmarks of a militant group linked to al Qaeda.
Police scour bombed Indonesian town (30/05/2005) #10406
The Sydney Morning Herald, May 29, 2005 - 4:59PM
Police forensic experts picked through the debris after two bombs ripped through a
market in the Christian dominated town of Tentena, killing at least 20 people and
leaving dismembered bodies laying amid piles of onions and tropical fruit.
Susilo orders market bombers caught (29/05/2005) #10403
The Jakarta Post, 5/29/2005 12:03:08 PM
JAKARTA (Agencies): Indonesia's president has ordered police to find those behind
two bomb blasts that killed 22 people in a Christian town, and said he would cut short
an overseas trip if authorities could not handle the situation.
Tentena blasts kills 22 (29/05/2005) #10402
The Jakarta Post, May 29, 2005
Ruslan Sangadji and Andi Hajramurni, The Jakarta Post, Palu/Makassar. Fears over
renewed sectarian clashes are abound after two bombs ripped through a crowded
market in Tentena town, Poso regency, on Saturday, killing at least 22 people and
wounding some 30 others.
Blasts rock Indonesian market (29/05/2005) #10401
ABC AUSTRALIA, Saturday, May 28, 2005. 1:12pm (AEST)
At least 19 people were killed on Saturday in two bomb attacks in the Indonesian
province of Central Sulawesi, according to police.
Bomb blasts in Indonesian Christian town kill 19 (29/05/2005) #10400
REUTERS, Saturday May 28, 2005 12:22 AM ET
By Dean Yates and Telly Nathalia. JAKARTA (Reuters) - Two bomb blasts ripped
through a crowded market in a Christian town in eastern Indonesia on Saturday, killing
19 people in an attack likely to raise fears sectarian bloodshed could again break out
in the region.
Islamic militants suspected as bombs kill 19 Sulawesi (29/05/2005) #10399
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, Sat May 28, 2005 3:01 AM ET
JAKARTA (AFP) - Two bombs exploded in a busy market killing 19 people and
injuring 40 on the island of Sulawesi in the worst attack in Indonesia since the Bali
bombings.
Blasts in Christian Town in Indonesian Kill at Least 19 (29/05/2005) #10398
The New York Times, May 28, 2005
By REUTERS. Filed at 5:09 a.m. ET. TENTENA, Indonesia (Reuters) - Two bombs
ripped through a busy market in a Christian town in eastern Indonesia on Saturday,
killing up to 21 people in an attack likely to raise fears sectarian bloodshed could
again break out in the region.
Twin Bomb Explosions in Indonesia Kill 22 (29/05/2005) #10397
ASSOCIATED PRESS, May 28, 2005 1:09 p.m. ET
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. PALU, Indonesia (AP) -- Two bombs exploded in a
crowded market in a Christian-dominated town in central Indonesia on Saturday,
killing at least 22 people and wounding 40, police said. The blasts came two days
after unspecified security threats prompted the United States to close its diplomatic
offices.
Weapons caches found in Maluku Islamic school (29/05/2005) #10396
AsiaNews, 27 May, 2005
Ambon City (AsiaNews) – Arrests in the aftermath of terrorist attack against a police
post in the Maluku village of Loki are shedding more light on the murky world of local
terrorists and agitators.
'Fugitive Bombers Behind Anti-US Threats' (27/05/2005) #10395
LAKSAMANA.Net, May 26, 2005 04:34 PM
Laksamana.Net - Fugitive Malaysian bombers Azahari Husin and Noordin Mohammad
Top may be responsible for a security threat that prompted the US to close its
embassy and all other diplomatic offices in Indonesia, police said Thursday (26/5/05).
U.S closes embassy in Indonesia, citing security threat (27/05/2005) #10394
The Jakarta Post, 5/26/2005 2:36:46 PM
JAKARTA (Agencies): The United States on Thursday closed all of its diplomatic
facilities in Indonesia until further notice, citing an unspecified security threat.
Vanuatu president raises West Papua... (27/05/2005) #10393
ABC AUSTRALIA, 26/05/2005, 22:44:45
Vanuatu's president, Kalkot Mataskelekel, says he told the Indonesian president,
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, last month that Indonesian soldiers should stop killing
people in West Papua province.
THE SITUATION IN AMBON/MOLUCCAS - Report No. 478 (26/05/2005) #10391
Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina, Ambon, May 26, 2005
FIVE POLICEMEN KILLED BY GUNFIRE - At 3.00 a.m. on May 16, a group of
gunmen unexpectedly opened fire at a police security post in Loki, a village on the
south coast of West Ceram island. At that moment 14 Brimob police personnel were
sleeping there.
Three die in fresh clash in Maluku (26/05/2005) #10390
The Jakarta Post, May 25, 2005
M. Azis Tunny, The Jakarta Post, Ambon. Fresh clashes have erupted in West
Maluku Tenggara regency, Maluku on Friday, killing three people and injuring 51
others, police said on Monday.
INFID's Short News Overview No. VI/18: May 20-25, 2005 (26/05/2005) #10387
INFID, May 25, 2004
Aceh: The House of Representatives (DPR) Commission I is calling on the
government to end negotiations with Free Aceh Movement (GAM) leaders in Helsinki
because they believe that it does not benefit the Indonesian government. DPR is also
pressing for the integrated programme in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam to be
intensified.
Indonesia looks to Melanesian group membership (26/05/2005) #10386
ABC AUSTRALIA, 25/05/2005, 05:23:13
Indonesia's ambassador to Vanuatu says it's only logical for Indonesia to be included
as a member of the Melanesian spearhead group.
Indonesian ambassador meets protest in Vanuatu (26/05/2005) #10385
Pacific Islands Report, Wed May 25 07:41:43 UTC+0200 2005
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (Radio New Zealand International, May 24) Vanuatu s
Prime Minister has blamed "foreign elements" for an incident last week where the
Indonesian flag on the vehicle of Jakarta s ambassador to Port Vila was replaced with
the Papuan independence flag.
Attack in Indonesia Sparks Fears (26/05/2005) #10384
The Christian Post, Monday, May. 23, 2005
The five men dead were members of the elite Mobile Brigade, known as Brimob. They
were shot as they slept in a security post at a remote Loki Village in Seram island.
One assailant and a civilian were reportedly killed during the attack.
Residents block Ambon street (24/05/2005) #10382
The Jakarta Post, May 23, 2005
AMBON, Maluku: Residents from the Batumerah subdistrict blocked a main street in
Ambon city from Friday night to Saturday morning to protest police detentions of
several locals.
Two more arrested for Seram attack (21/05/2005) #10375
The Jakarta Post, May 21, 2005
M. Azis Tunny, The Jakarta Post/Ambon. A police team has arrested two more
people on charges of attacking a police command post on Seram island recently, a
police spokesman said on Friday.
Policeman involved in Seram attack: Chief (21/05/2005) #10374
The Jakarta Post, May 20, 2005
M. Azis Tunny and Wahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post, Ambon/Denpasar.
Two of the eight people who attacked a police post on Monday on Seram island were
active police personnel, a top officer in Maluku said on Thursday. Seven people,
including five police officers and one of the attackers, died in the incident.
INFID's Short News Overview No. VI/17: May 13-19, 2005 (20/05/2005) #10365
INFID, May 19, 2004
Papua: Security personnel arrested three alleged Papuan separatists during a raid
recently in Sarmy regency, some 150 kilometers west of Jayapura, a senior military
officer said on May 18.
Weapons used by attackers were stolen firearms: Police (20/05/2005) #10362
The Jakarta Post, May 19, 2005
M. Azis Tunny, The Jakarta Post, Ambon .The weapons used to shoot dead five
Mobile Brigade troopers during a recent attack on Seram island, Maluku, were
police-issue firearms, a police spokesman said on Wednesday.
Three suspects arrested over Maluku attack: Da'i (20/05/2005) #10361
The Jakarta Post, May 18, 2005
M. Azis Tunny and Wahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post, Ambon/Nusa Dua.
Police have arrested three people in connection with the Monday attack on a Maluku
police post that killed seven people, National Police chief Gen. Da'i Bachtiar said on
Tuesday.
Possible suicide bombings targeting foreigners in Jakarta (20/05/2005) #10360
LAKSAMANA.Net, May 18, 2005 06:27 PM
Laksamana.Net - The Australian government on Wednesday (18/5/05) said it had
received information from Indonesian police warning of possible suicide bombings
targeting foreigners in Jakarta.
Deadly ambush on a Mobile Brigade (Brimob) police post (20/05/2005) #10359
LAKSAMANA.Net, May 18, 2005 02:39 PM
Laksamana.Net - Police have reportedly arrested five men suspected of involvement in
a deadly ambush on a Mobile Brigade (Brimob) police post on Seram island, Maluku
province.
Unidentified gunmen staged a pre-dawn attack (20/05/2005) #10353
LAKSAMANA.Net, May 16, 2005 05:23 PM
Laksamana.Net - Unidentified gunmen have staged a pre-dawn attack on a Mobile
Brigade (Brimob) police post on Seram island, Maluku province, resulting in the
deaths of five police officers, one civilian and one of the attackers, officials said
Monday (16/5/05).
Jakarta High Court upheld Baasyir's 30-month jail sentence (20/05/2005) #10352
LAKSAMANA.Net, May 16, 2005 09:02 PM
Laksamana.Net - Jakarta High Court has upheld radical Islamic cleric Abu Bakar
Baasyir's 30-month jail sentence for involvement in the conspiracy behind the October
2002 Bali nightclub bombings that killed 202 people.
THE SITUATION IN AMBON/MOLUCCAS - Report No. 477 (20/05/2005) #10351
Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina, Ambon, May 7, 2005
EIGHT POLICEMEN JAILED – During the tense mood in Ambon towards last April
25, the students of the Pattimura University, Ambon city location, used to execute
moderate sweeping on anybody entering or leaving the university compound.
THE SITUATION IN AMBON/MOLUCCAS - Report No. 476 (02/05/2005) #10350
Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina, Ambon, May 1, 2005
BOMB TERROR - At about 01.30 a.m. on April 12, a bomb exploded between the
Pohon Pule bridge and the Silo church. Local civilians - terrified - poured out of their
houses. However, there were no reports of significant damage or casualties. The
following days, on several other occasions, smaller bombs were detonated. Though
not inflicting damage, these events nevertheless triggered tenseness among Ambon's
residents, even caused quite a number of civilians to leave their houses for safer
locations till after April 25.
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