The Jakarta Post, December 06, 2004
Mamua returns to normal
AMBON, Maluku: The situation in Mamua hamlet, Central Maluku regency, resumed
a state of normalcy on Saturday, following a communal clash that left one person
dead and seven injured.
Most Mamua residents, who had taken refuge in safer areas after the two-day clash
that began on Wednesday, had apparently returned to their houses. The hamlet was
still heavily guarded by dozens of police, who were deployed to the area on Thursday.
Maluku Police chief Brig. Gen. Adityawarman said they were tracking down the
provocateurs of the clash.
The incident was triggered on Wednesday by a minor misunderstanding between a
Wakal man and a Mamua woman who had attended a wedding reception in Mamua.
A person was stabbed and killed in the ensuing clash between Wakal and Mamua
residents that continued the next day, when seven people were injured. -- JP
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