The Jakarta Post, 9/5/2002 8:28:15 PM
Three die in bomb explosion in Ambon
JAKARTA (Agencies): A powerful exploded at a stand in Merdeka Stadium in Ambon
on Thursday, killing three junior high-school students and injuring 11 others, some
seriously.
Antara identified two of the dead as Carla P, 15, from State Junior High School
(SMPN) 4 and Yoke Siahaya from SMPN 6.Some of the injured are being treated at
the GPM Hospital.
The blast occurred at 5:40 p.m. when hundreds of people were exercising at the
stadium. It left a gaping hole at the scene.
Ambon, some 2,300 km east of Jakarta, is the main city in the Maluku islands, where
a wave of clashes between Muslims and Christians has claimed more than 5,000 lives
since early 1999.
Both sides signed a peace deal in February but tension remains high and there has
been sporadic violence. A state of civil emergency -- one level down from martial law --
is still in place in the once scenic area.
However, the situation in Ambon remained relatively peaceful with people continuing to
conduct their daily activities unperturbed.
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