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CRISIS CENTRE DIOCESE OF AMBOINA 1. MARINERS VS. BRIMOB POLICE The attack of Mariner soldiers on the Water-and-Air Brimob Police (Satpolairud) Quarters at Lateri on February 1 (see Report 134 no. 1) caused the building and also three police autocars being badly damaged. The mariners also laid hands on some dozens of firearms and some thousands of bullets. Up to February 3, this weaponry was still being saved at the Navy Base of Halong and had not been returned. 2. SEGREGATION Overheard a mother reprimanding her naughty child: Behave yourself or I ll take you to the Atjangs! (atjang has become nickname for moslem since the first period of the conflict). 3. IMPROVEMENT The Military Chief Commander I Made Yasa s not yielding to the uncessant protests of the muslims, especially on the Wijaya II case, has attributed to a conducive situation on the island of Ambon and surrounding islands. 4. CORRUPTION Reading the local newspapers, we have the impression that, perhaps due to the lability of law enforcement, fraud and corruption in Ambon is more and more escalating,
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