The Jakarta Post, 10/17/2004 6:20:08 PM
Police hunt alleged provocateurs in West Sulawesi
JAKARTA (Antara): Police are searching for 12 people suspected of provoking unrest
in Aralle subdistrict, Mamasa district, West Sulawesi, a police officer said on Sunday.
At least two people died and scores of houses were destroyed in the recent unrest.
"We have their identities and hope they will be arrested for questioning as soon as
possible," South Sulawesi Police chief Insp. Gen. Saleh Saaf said in Makassar.
Saleh said the unrest was sparked by a dispute over the formation of a new district in
the province.
The dispute was between supporters and opponents of a 2002 law splitting Polewali
Mamasa district into two separate districts -- Polewali and Mamasa.
Police reinforcements were sent to the area to help maintain security after thousands
of people fled their homes following the fighting, Saleh said
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