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: comamq@ambon.wasantara.net.id Ambon, May 23, 2001 THE SITUATION IN AMBON / MOLUCCAS Report no. 183 1. ON THE BRINK OF ANOTHER PERIOD OF VIOLENCE ? The situation in the town of Ambon is worsening. Yesterday at the Gunung Nona ( Maiden Mountain ), Benteng, another christian victim was found having been stabbed to death. Many residents of this area following the advice of the authorities have now fled to safer quarters. 2. GUNFIRE Last night there was frequent gunfire in the neighbourhood of Tanah Lapang Kecil. No reports about any victims. 3. INCREASING TENSENESS This evening it is 09.00 pm now we get phonecalls from the neighbourhood of Manggadua that in the nearby christian village of Kusu-Kusu there are victims of those silently intruding black ninja murderers. This notwithstanding the fact that Kusu-Kusu is regarded as a safe location, because quite a distance from any muslim areas. On TV the local director of the National Electricity Company defended himself against allegements that yesterday night the Company purposely had cut off electricity in several neighbourhoods in order to give the ninja murderers the opportunity to intrude there and carry out their mission of slaughter. There are also rumours that the intruders spread poison-gas. This morning four soldiers entered the Crisis Centre compound, were still are 110 refugees. They aked the women who were busy doing their cooking, which way in / which way out etc. It is the first time in the eleven months the refugees are here, that military come and pay a visit. No wonder this simple fact especially their inquiring about alternative escape routes is causing kind of uneasiness. Starting tonight there will be sentinels appointed to guard against any unwanted intruders. 4. NO NEWSPAPER Today for whatever reason there was not any newspaper. Probably they will not show up tomorrow either, since tomorrow is Ascension-day, a national holiday. So any further details on what has been happing these days, will be reported upon later-on. 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