ABC AUSTRALIA, 23/05/2004 08:24:44
Calls for Indonesian crackdown on Christian separatists
Indonesia's president, Megawati Sukarnoputri, was met by hundreds of Muslim
protesters as she made her first visit to the city of Ambon since 38 people died in
sectarian violence last month.
About 500 students urged Ms Megawati to take action against a mainly Christian
separatist movement, as she held talks with religious and Maluku provincial officials
during the visit.
Ms Megawati told religious leaders that her government would do what it could to
maintain the country's unity.
Thirty-eight people died and over 100 were injured during more than a week of
communal violence in Ambon, which was sparked by a parade by the separatists on
April 25.
23/05/2004 08:24:44 | ABC Radio Australia News
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