CRISIS CENTRE DIOCESE OF AMBOINA
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Ambon, March 25, 2003
THE SITUATION IN AMBON/MOLUCCAS - Report No. 359
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ANTI AMERICA DEMONSTRATION – Today several hundreds of Muslim students
went up to the alternative governor's office at Perigi Lima (Ambon), protesting against
the attack on Iraq by the USA and its allies. All female students, without exception,
wore their headscarves. They showed banners with slogans like "Bush is a terrorist",
Bush is insane", "the UN is America's puppet". Some shouted they were prepared to
enlist and depart as jihad fighters to protect the innocent Iraqis. They demanded that
the acting governor should not inaugurate the newly built UN headoffice. The
demonstration took place orderly. Meanwhile other students convened in a mosque in
Batumerah to pray for the troubled Iraqis.
The demonstration then was continued in front of the almost finished new three story
UN building on Anthony Rheebok Street. The students emphasized that there was no
need any more for the UN to be in the Moluccas, because the conflict had come to an
end. So they had better go and not build a useless big building for themselves. A
deputation of the UN representatives then invited some delegates to come inside and
talk things over – which they did.
C.J.Böhm msc,
Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina |
