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Bombs
found on roof of main mosque in Ambon
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The
Jakarta Post
March
13, 2003
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Bombs found on roof of main mosque in Ambon
JAKARTA (Agencies): Workers on Thursday found two home-made bombs
on the roof of the Al Falah Mosque, the main mosque in the Maluku
capital of Ambon, the scene of bloody Muslim-Christian clashes in
the past, agencies reported.
"The two pipe bombs were removed by the police anti-bomb
squad and no one was hurt," Ambon military chief Col. Yudhi
Zanibar told Antara. But, nine people were being questioned about
the discovery, which was made by painters, he added.
Yudhi said residents "were not provoked" and the
situation in the city remained calm. They hoped that the security
officers could reveal both of motives and certain people who
allegedly was involved in the case, he said.
Sectarian conflict which broke out in January 1999 killed more
than 5,000 people in Maluku and made hundreds of thousands
homeless. In February 2002, the government brokered a peace pace
but sporadic violence continues.
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