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| Sulawesi cafe boom kills 4 |
| 2004-01-10 |
| AN explosion ripped through a crowded cafe in central Indonesia, killing four people and injuring three others, officials said today. The blast took place in the town of Palopo on South Sulawesi province, said Major Wisnu Wirdata. Four people were killed instantly, he said. Another three were being treated in hospital, but their condition was not given. Wirdata said it appeared the explosion was caused by a bomb planted in the cafe, about 1800km north-east of Jakarta. "It is suspected to be bomb but we are still investigating," he said. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #2 Sulewesi is on Borneo, and not a major tourist hot spot, but I'm still curious to know if it was a cafe frequented by locals, or western tourists? Sulawesi is an island (not on Borneo), but it is majority Christian. This is very likely a Muslim attack on Christians. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2004-1-10 4:40:55 PM |
| #1 Sulewesi is on Borneo, and not a major tourist hot spot, but I'm still curious to know if it was a cafe frequented by locals, or western tourists? |
| Posted by: Scooter McGruder 2004-1-10 12:55:03 PM |