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| Southeast Asia |
| Indonesian Muslims attack pig farms |
| 2004-10-21 |
| Muslims armed with machetes attacked several pig farms in Indonesia, slaughtering around 20 swine they claimed were giving of "offensive" odors, The Jakarta Post reported Thursday. Police did nothing to stop the attack Wednesday in South Tatura, central Sulawesi province, the paper reported. The farms belonged to local Christians. "The farms give out a bad odor and this is offensive, especially during Ramadan," said local Muslim leader Abdul Haris, referring to the Islamic fasting month where religious feelings often run high. He said the farms were also polluting a local river, presumably with dung from the animals. Muslims are forbidden to eat pork, which is considered unclean. Police were not immediately available for comment. The Muslims were armed with machetes and sticks, the Post reported. Losses from the attacks were estimated at around $8,000, the paper quoted a pig farmer as saying. Central Sulawesi is around 1,000 miles northeast of Jakarta. Muslim and Christians fought bloody battles there in 2002 in which 1,000 people were killed. Christians make up about 10 percent of Indonesia's 210 million people. More than 80 percent are Muslims, making it the world's largest Islamic country. The two faiths generally live in harmony, but disputes are sometimes triggered over the building of new churches and accusations that Christians are aggressively trying to convert Muslims. |
| Posted by:TS(vice girl) |
| #8 I am for spreading the via air drop. Down town Teran! |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2004-10-22 12:20:53 AM |
| #7 This makes news and they only got 20 pigs??? What kind of wusses are we dealing with? Eliminate 20 pigs off a farm and you will not significantly reduce the effluence. Next time take the time to do it right, Achmed. Get down and dirty and kill hundreds of pigs. That will make this news. |
| Posted by: Jame Retief 2004-10-21 11:36:41 PM |
| #6 Well, I can understand them going after the pig farms. The smell is unbelieveable. And it carries for miles. |
| Posted by: gromky 2004-10-21 11:13:21 PM |
| #5 Muslim and Christians fought bloody battles there in 2002 in which 1,000 people were killed. How many pigs... George Orwell might side with... |
| Posted by: BigEd 2004-10-21 7:23:02 PM |
| #4 Muslim and Christians fought bloody battles there in 2002 in which 1,000 people were killed. Ain't nuthin' like a good pig slaughter to initiate a new battling season. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2004-10-21 1:18:17 PM |
| #3 It'll be interesting to see what the "General" does about this . . . |
| Posted by: ex-lib 2004-10-21 12:59:31 PM |
| #2 Time Bandits |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-10-21 12:17:04 PM |
| #1 "Do be careful! Don't lose any of that stuff. That's concentrated evil. One drop of that could turn you all into hermit crabs." |
| Posted by: BH 2004-10-21 12:05:45 PM |