ABC AUSTRALIA, 27/11/2003 18:46:59
Shooting, bombing heighten tensions in Indonesia's Poso
district
A bombing and shooting have heightened tensions in Indonesia's religiously-divided
Poso district during the Eid al-Fitr Islamic holiday.
However, police say no one was hurt.
Authorities say a bomb exploded in a field in the Gebang Rejo residential area of
Poso town on Tuesday but no damage was caused.
Another device found nearby was defused by a police bomb squad.
Meanwhile, a volley of shots was fired in the town's Lawanga district.
Poso police chief, Abdi Darma, reportedly said the attacks were only meant to spread
fear among people.
27/11/2003 18:46:59 | ABC Radio Australia News
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