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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. 349
2003-24-01
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Ambon, January 24, 2003
1.
VICTIMS OF SNIPER The large village of Waai is/was a
christian enclave in the midst of the predominantly muslim area of
Salahutu at the eastern end of the northen peninsula of Ambon
island. Waai was totally destroyed in July 2000 with a huge death
toll and was consequently claimed by Muslims to become
(again they said) a Muslims village, altering its name
in Waai Salam. The place has become a desolete one since. When two
Muslim men were gathering firewood near Waai last January 20, they
were unexpectedly shot at by a sniper, killing one of them and
injuring the other. The p
olice so far has no clue about the snipers identity but
hastened to ensure the citizens of Ambon that this was a purely
criminal act.
2. AUTOMOBILE SHOT AT A car-driver was injured when
struck by a bullet early this morning while, driving his pick-up
car
, he passed through the notorious ascending road through
Galunggung, at the eastern end of the city of Ambon. A man clad in
a black jacket stood openly at the side of the road, aiming his
gun and shooting at the four people that were in the car.
Events like these, however, apparently do not influence the
growing mutual understanding and gradual intermingling of both
communities.
C.J.Bφhm msc,
Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina
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