The Jakarta Post, December 10, 2004
Police conduct door-to-door search
AMBON, Maluku: Maluku Police conducted a door-to-door search on Wednesday in
three subdistricts in Central Maluku, following mysterious armed attacks in the area.
Police officers seized various types of rifles, ammunition and homemade bombs from
local residents, including 41 bullets, eight homemade rifles and three homemade
bombs, during the search.
Maluku Police deputy chief Sr. Comr. Bambang Suaidi said two people were attacked
and wounded last week in Namaea.
Such attacks have been common in Maluku following sectarian clashes between 1999
and 2002 in the province, which left some 6,000 people dead and forced thousands of
others to take refuge in safer places. -- JP
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