The Jakarta Post, 12/6/2002 5:56:40 AM
Two bombs explode as Ambon Muslims prepare for Idul Fitri
JAKARTA (JP): Two home-made bombs were detonated at a vacated behind a hotal in
Ambon, Maluku, on Thursday night as Muslims in the area were preparing to
celebrate Idul Fitri, the end of the Ramadhan fasting month.
There were no fatalities as the area, near the Batumerah-Mardika bridge behind Hotel
Wijaya II, happened to be empty at the time.
The explosions also pass almost unnoticed amid the firecrackers that were set off by
Muslims to celebrate Idul Fitri.
Ambon is the scene of some of the worst civil conflicts between Christians against
Muslims these last three years. The conflict started on Idul Fitri Day in January 1999.
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