Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) No. 125
(Extracted from JRS Dispatches No. 125)
Twice monthly news bulletin from the Jesuit Refugee Service International Office
Another Bomb Blast In Ambon, Moluccan Islands, Indonesia
Two people were injured when their car was set alight by a crowd, following a bomb
explosion in the Moluccan capital, Ambon, on 14 January, reports JRS in Ambon. The
Moluccan Islands have been plagued by sectarian violence for the past three years - a
conflict that has claimed hundreds of lives and displaced tens of thousands of people.
A peace treaty was signed in early 2002 between the warring factions, which has
resulted in a significant reduction in violence.
At least 6,174 people have returned home since, but the majority of displaced people
have remained in camps in or around Ambon. Meanwhile, local media sources have
reported that the administration plans to repatriate as many as 3,000 families among
the estimated 165,000 displaced people still stuck in the camps. The plans are part of
a project formulated last year by the central government in an effort to resolve the
problems of displacement across the country through repatriation and resettlement
programmes.
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