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Bomb
found in Ambon church construction site
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ABC
AUSTRALIA
October
31, 2002
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Bomb found in Ambon church construction site
Bomb found in Ambon church construction site
Construction workers on Indonesia's troubled ilsand of Ambon have
found a bomb at a church under construction there.
The state newsagency Antara says workers found the bomb among a
pile of bricks at the Rehoboth Church in the Batu Gantung district
of Ambon city.
They reported the finding to soldiers who arrived from a nearby
post to secure the area.
Earlier this month, two soldiers and four civilians were wounded
when another bomb exploded near the church.
Ambon is part of the Maluku islands, where thousands have died in
Muslim-Christian violence over the past three years.
Peace has largely returned to the area, but sporadic violence in
Ambon and other parts of the region continues despite a
government-brokered peace deal reached in February.
31/10/2002 23:09:16 | ABC Radio Australia News
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