The Jakarta Post, November 08, 2004
Gunshots alarm local residents
AMBON, Maluku: Gunshots late on Friday caused panic among residents of a mainly
Muslim neighborhood in riot-torn Ambon city, the capital of Maluku province.
Hundreds of men in the neighborhood in Wainitu subdistrict ran out of their homes to
see what was happening.
The shots were reportedly fired into the air by police officers after a motorcyclist
refused to stop as ordered by the officers.
"It was unnecessary to fire shots into the air. This action could have caused anxiety
among Muslims performing the fast," said Dani Nirahua, a Christian who lives in
Wainitu subdistrict. -- JP
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