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Lawamena
Victoria
Reports
by
CRISIS
CENTRE DIOCESE OF AMBOINA
Jalan Pattimura 32 - Ambon 97124 ( Indonesia
Tel 0062 (0)911 342195 Fax 0062 (0)911 355337
e-mail [email protected]
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THE
SITUATION IN AMBON / MOLUCCAS - Report No. 307
2002-08-07
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Ambon,
August 7, 2002
1. THE TERROR OF
BOMBS In the neighbourhood of Wainitu, near Batugantung,
city of Ambon, the students of the local SLTP Negeri-19 Secondary
School narrowly escaped disaster. When on August 2 the children
were cleaning up the school yard, one of the teachers found upon a
heap of garbage a bag that turned out to contain 16 handcrafted
small-sized bombs (about 20x2,5 cm). They were lucky to have it
uncovered before setting fire to the garbage.
Police chief commander Sunarko provided further information on the
bomb that was found in the Gudang Arang area, Ambon, on Saturday
July 24 (see Report 305). He said that if the bomb had exploded,
it would have caused an enormous devastation. The professionally
handcrafted bomb contained apart from the usual rubbish like
nails etc. 80 standard bullets and 5 detonators. It could
appropriately be called super high-explosive. There are
indications he said that there is a link between the bomb
that exploded on the same day in the Mardika area and this Gudang
Arang bomb because of certain similarities. Up to now there is no
trace of any culprit.
2. EIGHT WOMEN DROWNED Though not directly related to
the Moluccas conflict, we want to report the tragic death of eight
women from the village of Booi, island of Saparua, in the morning
of Saturday, August 3, 2002. They were choir members of the
Pelwata (Protestant Womens Organisastion) on their way to
the village of Aboru on the neighbouring island of Haruku in order
to participate in Sunday worship. The small motorboat they had
boarded was engulfed by violent waves and consequently sunk.
Fourteen others were saved, whereas one person is still missing.
C.J.Bφhm msc, Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina
C.J.Bφhm msc,
Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina
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