The Jakarta Post, 10/18/2004 5:38:54 PM
Two more wounded as dispute continues in Sulawesi
JAKARTA (JP): Violence continued in West Sulawesi province on Monday as two
more people were wounded in a dispute over the formation of a new district which has
seen thousands of people flee their homes, according to the Agence France Presse.
About 300 people launched a mid-morning attack on a village in Aralle, leaving two
people with slash wounds, said Insp. Gen. Saleh Saaf, the police chief of neighboring
South Sulawesi province which is responsible for security in the area.
Two people have died in the same region since Friday when violence erupted between
supporters and opponents of a 2002 law splitting the Polewali Mamasa district into
two separate districts -- Polewali and Mamasa.
Police say reinforcements have been sent to the area and thousands of people leave
their homes following the initial fighting. (**)
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