HTML pages designed & maintained by Alifuru67 Copyright © 1999/2000 - 1364283024 & 1367286044		Want to Help? CRISIS CENTRE DIOCESE OF AMBOINA Jalan Pattimura 32 - Ambon 97124 - Indonesia Tel 0062 (0)911 342195 Fax 0062 (0)911 355337 E-mail: compro@ambon.wasantara.net.id Ambon, 22 December , 2000 THE SITUATION IN AMBON / MOLUCCAS - Report no. 115  CONFLICT IN THE NORTH MOLUCAS - During the last few days on the Jihad Communication Forum Ahlus Sunnah Wal' Jamaah website there is much talk about a serious incident which occurred on December 8, but hardly was reported about in local "christian" newsmedia. Today's christian oriented "Suara Maluku" newspaper reports on this event and its follow-up. It is said that on December 8 the (muslim) motorboat "Hasil Karya-2" was attacked by the (christian) motorboat "Jenny-II" off the coast of North Halmahera, near the island of Kahatola. In this incident the seven crew members and also 40 civilians from the villages of Tobotobo and Dama-Loloda were killed. The Jenny-II is thought to have subsequently sailed to Manado. On December 21 several dozens of muslims held a demonstration at the Governor's Office in Ternate, demanding to clarify this sad event. The demonstration, however, got out of control and the security forces had to restore order when the demonstrators tried to force their way into the building, resulting in injuring some of the demonstrators.   JIHAD REPORTS DENY FORCED ISLAMISATION - Reading laskarjihad@mailandnews.com a "bunch of priests" (segerombolan pastor) is accused of obstructing the free choice of the Keswui and Teor christians to become islam. They are said to intimidate the about 600 christians, mainly catholics, who of their own freewill had decided to follow the islam religion. However only 170 of the "mualaf" (neo-converts) paid heed to this "poisoning intimidation" and those were not autochtone residents of these two islands, but newcomers from the island of Saparua [ Mind: on the whole island of Saparua there is not one catholic to be found - all christians there are protestants! ].   CIRCUMCISION - Refugees from Keswui confirm to "Siwalima" newspaper that the circumcising of the hundreds of christians on Keswui was carried out using a razor blade ("Gilette"), causing infection to several of them. Women, too, were circumcised, they said. C.J.Böhm MSc, Secretary of Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina Received via e-mail from : Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina Copyright © 1999-2000  - Ambon Berdarah On-Line * http://www.go.to/ambon HTML pages designed and maintained by Alifuru67 * http://www.oocities.org/maluku67 Send your comments to alifuru67@egroups.com