HTML pages designed & maintained by Alifuru67 Copyright © 1999/2001 - 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, September 1, 2001 THE SITUATION IN AMBON / MOLUCCAS – Report no. 196 Note: Herewith we resume our regular Reports from the troubled Moluccas, apologizing for our absence for several months. We invite our subscribers to notify us if they want to unsubscribe. Those who would like to receive belated reports up from June 2001, please let us know and we will be happy to comply to your request. With respectful regards, C.J.Böhm msc 1. SPEEDBOAT BATTLE – At about 7.00 a.m. on August 31 speedboat Ina Risa 3 left the village of Passo on the island of Ambon, bound for the village of Kamariang, not far from Kairatu, on the south coast of the island of Ceram. Passing the tiny island of Pombo, lying off the destroyed village of Waai, this speedboat, while having engine failure, was shot at by four other speedboats. An accompanying Brimob police officer, named Dewa, answered the shooting by firing at the assailants. Meanwhile they had succeeded in getting the outboard engine running again. When a bullet struck the helmsman at his abdomen, a protestant minister took over the rudder and – wit! h five other passengers injured – took the vessel to safety at last at Kairatu. The helmsman succumbed in the hospital early this morning. On the four attacking speedboats at least five people are reported to have been killed: besides three civilians, killed were also a stray member of the 733 Infantery Battalion on his way to Masohi in order to get married, and a Brimob policeman. Four others were wounded. That makes an overall total of six killed and nine wounded. This sad event is from muslim side reported upon as having been initiated by shooting activity aimed at one of their speedboats when on its route from the village of Morela, island of Ambon, to the town of Masohi, south Ceram. It is reported that the island of Pombo now has immediately been occupied by muslim jihad forces. Commentary of police chief commander Edi Darnadi on this incident: "All these destructive actions emanate from a small minority that is determined to ! have the conflict going on.” 2. SPEEDBOAT SHOT AT – Yesterday at about 5.30 p.m. speedboat Krista on its way from Benteng, Ambon town, to Hative Besar on the opposite side of the bay, with christian passengers aboard, was shot at by a speedboat that came from the muslim enclave of Pohon Mangga, at the western end of the town of Ambon. There were no casualties. Up to early this morning at various locations in the town of Ambon spread shooting was heard. 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/baguala67 Send your comments to alifuru67@egroups.com