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CRISIS CENTRE DIOCESE OF AMBOINA Jalan Pattimura 32 - Ambon 97124 - Indonesia Tel 0062 (0)911 342195 Fax 0062 (0)911 355337 E-mail: compro@ambon.wasantara.net.id Ambon, October 11, 2000 THE SITUATION IN AMBON / MOLUCCAS - Report no. 73 Already having been attacked on September 25 and September 28, yesterday starting at 6.00 a.m., the christian village of Suli was attacked the third time. One christian civilian (Wim Matakena) and one Brimob policeman (Albert Makaliu) were killed; three people were wounded. The assailants, muslim and jihad warriors, launched a totally unexpected attack, causing the Suli residents fleeing in panic. Three houses were burned down. The invaders made use of modern weaponry and launched hundreds of grenades and mortars. Among the attackers reportedly fifteen were killed and several wounded. At 9.00 military and Brimob police managed to halt the attackers, though incidentally the sound of grenades and mortaras still could be heard up to the evening. The people of Suli were enraged that apparently any sweeping on weapons by the military had been carried out only superficially. It was further reported that three truckloads of military which had been dispatched to Suli, were halted by muslim masses at Batumerah. The soldiers had no choice than getting off the trucks and cover the distance to Galala on foot. The wide-spread issue that on October 10 several christian areas in the town of Ambon would be stormed by muslim/jihad warriors caused many people to prefer staying at home yesterday. However, there was only some bombing at the Pohon Pule site, whereas during the preceding night some vehement explosions of bombs were to be heard in the christian neighbourhood of Diponegoro. In order to encounter false information being spread on national level about the situation in Ambon and to ensure reliable information instead, a collective independent information centre has been installed, the members of which consist of two representatives of all local newsmedia and representatives of the Civil Emergency, the military and police forces. These latter are not supposed to control or restrict publication of facts, but to be informed about reporters' findings and perceptions and to provide necessary explanation or comment. Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina C.J.Böhm MSc Secretary   Received via e-mail from : Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina  Copyright © 1999-2000  - Ambon Berdarah On-Line * http://www.go.to/ambon HTML pages designed and maintained by Alifuru67 * http://www.oocities.org/alifuru67 Send your comments to alifuru67@egroups.com