ABC AUSTRALIA, 10/06/2002 21:48:13
Indonesian vice president to witness weapons handover in
Ambon city
Muslim fighters in the violence-torn Indonesian city of Ambon are due to hand over
weapons and explosives to the Vice President, Hamzah Haz, during a brief visit.
The military says the Forum for Muslim Brotherhood of Maluku, which also includes
members of the hardline Laskar Jihad militia, will lead Tuesday's handover ceremony.
Mr Haz is to make a one-day visit to Ambon, the capital of Maluku province, in a bid
to find a solution to conflicts in the region and to follow up efforts to end the sectarian
violence.
More than five-thousand people were killed and half a million made homeless.
10/06/2002 21:48:13 | ABC Radio Australia News
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