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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 12, 2000 THE SITUATION IN AMBON / MOLUCCAS - Report no. 74 After the assailants withdrew from Suli on October 10, they left behind 19 killed. The christians could identify only 4 of them. All of them were buried consequently. This morning the christian villages of Galala and Halong, near Ambon town, were assaulted, both from the islam stronghold of Poka at the opposite shore of the bay, and from the muslim neighbourhoods of Galunggung and Air Besar. No details are available yet, except that security forces succeeded in deflecting the attackers. At this moment, 11.30 a.m., shooting is to be heard in the town. People are panicking. Sweeping on the passengership "Rinjani" while docking at Jos Sudarso Harbour, Ambon, on October 9, resulted in confiscating 4187 items of ammunition and weaponry. However, nobody could be indicated as the owner. On the "Dobonsolo" passengership, docking the following day, no weaponry was found. 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