The Jakarta Post, 7/30/2002 12:32:14 PM
Ambon mayor wants anti-terror unit
JAKARTA (JP): Ambon Mayor J. Papilaya urged the Maluku civil emergency authority
on Tuesday to set up an anti terror unit following a bomb blast near a supermarket
that left more than 50 people injured on Saturday.
"The civil emergency authority should be equipped with an anti-terror unit to monitor
and observe suspicious activities," Papilaya told reporters.
The emergency authority, set up in the wake of violent clashes between Christian and
Muslim communities, is headed by the Maluku governor.
Papilaya described Saturday's bombing as an act of terror committed by people who
moved from one place to another. The anti terror unit could anticipate such activities in
the future, Antara reported.
No party has claimed responsibility for the bombing, which exploded in a
predominantly Christian area.
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