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Indonesian coppers seize 3 bombs in Sulawesi
Security personnel confiscated three handmade bombs during a search in Poso regency, South Sulawesi, on Sunday. Spokesman of the Poso security task force Adj. Sr. Comr. Agil Assegaf said the bombs were found in a cow stable owned by Suyono, a resident of Tabalu village, Poso Pesisir district. "The bombs were discovered using a metal detector," said Agil.
| "Honest, officer! I got no idea what them cows was gonna do with them bombs!" |
"We also found two handmade rifles in Suyonoâs house and another rifle confiscated from the house of another Tabalu village resident, Muksin." Agil said that Suyono and Muksin had left the village in 2000.
| Leaving the explosives behind? Or did they come back? |
About 500 police officers and soldiers took part in the search, which started at 7 a.m. local time and went on until noon.
Posted by: Dan Darling 2004-01-05 |
