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HTML pages designed & maintained by Alifuru67 Copyright © 1999/2000 - 1364283024 & 1367286044		Want to Help? 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, January 20, 2001 THE SITUATION IN AMBON / MOLUCCAS - Report no. 125   SPEEDBOAT SHOT AT - On January 18, at 7.00 p.m., a speedboat with only five people on board (christians) was shot at in the bay of Ambon from another speedboat when passing by Jos Sudarso harbour. One of the crew was seriously wounded. SHOOTING AND BOMBING - After intensive praying by each party muslims and christians on January 19, remembering the beginning of the conflict exactly two years ago, during the following evening and night much shooting and bombing was heard in the town of Ambon, coming from the neighbourhoods of Batumerah, Karang Panjang / Ahuru and Pohon Pule. There are not many details available yet, except that one christian was hurt at his knee by a stray bullet. Siwalima newspaper supposes that the unrest was mainly among the muslims themselves as a follow-up of tenseness between muslims at the muslim village of Tial (near the village of Suli) in the afternoon of Januari 19, resulting in three people being wounded.   ISLAMISATION OF 70 REFUGEES UNDONE- A celebration was held in the Catholic Sacred Heart church of Batugantung, Ambon, in which all of the 70 refugees from Kesui that are gathered there, were received back in the Catholic Church.   C.J.Böhm MSc, Secretary of Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina Received via e-mail from : Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina Copyright © 1999-2001  - Ambon Berdarah On-Line * http://www.go.to/ambon HTML pages designed and maintained by Alifuru67 * http://www.oocities.org/maluku67 Send your comments to alifuru67@egroups.com