ABC AUSTRALIA, 21/07/2004 21:05:45
Indonesia orders intensive hunt for man who murdered priest
Indonesia has sent police reinforcements to Central Sulawesi to join the hunt for a
man who killed a woman priest in a packed church on Sunday.
Churches in the provincial capital Palu are flying flags at half mast following the attack
on the Effata Presbyterian church.
Police say up to 30 police reinforcements are expected to arrive later today.
President Megawati Sukarnoputri has ordered an intensive hunt for the gunman who
killed the priest and wounded four others, one of them seriously.
It was the fifth attack on Christians in the province this year.
Officials say the aim was to trigger off a new round of Muslim-Christian battles after up
to 1,000 people died in parts of the province between 2000 and 2001.
21/07/2004 21:05:45 | ABC Radio Australia News
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