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Southeast Asia
5 killed in Poso bombing
2004-11-14
Five people have been killed and at least four injured by an explosion in a public passenger minivan near a police station in the religiously divided city of Poso in Central Sulawesi province. The explosion reportedly occurred at 9.15am Saturday when the minivan was outside a crowded market located 100 meters away from the Poso Police station. Two of the casualties were women, identified by detikcom online news portal as Warni Jones and Dolly. The other casualties were yet to be identified. Police said the cause of the blast was not immediately known, but state news agency Antara said a bomb had exploded.
Explosiion <- bomb... Yeah. That's prob'ly a good working hypothesis...
Bloomberg quoted local police chief Abdi Darma as saying that the blast damaged at least two vehicles parked near the minivan. The explosion occurred on the eve of Idul Fitri, the Islamic holiday that marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadhan. Police said they were investigating the blast but had yet to discover the motive or any suspects. Over recent months there has been an increase in religious violence, including the gunning down of a Christian preacher during a church service in July. On November 4, a Christian village head in Poso was killed and decapitated. On November 8, the driver of a public passenger minivan in the city was shot dead. On October 21, a guard at Poso's Bethany Church was shot dead. A week before the church shooting, a Hindu woman was killed and two Christian men wounded when a group of unidentified attackers opened fire on their houses. On the same day, two Christian men were hacked to death by assailants wielding machetes in a rural district south of the provincial capital Palu. The killings have fueled speculation that shadowy forces are attempting to provoke a return to large-scale religious violence in Central Sulawesi, possibly in an effort to destabilize the presidency of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who came to power on October 20.
Posted by:Dan Darling

#2  Jeez, if the JW ever find out about the use of RPGs in spreading the faith we are in deep doo.

Knocker, knocker.
Go away.
WHOOSH!

Let's talk about the elect....
Posted by: Shipman   2004-11-14 1:48:47 PM  

#1  dang! christians and hindus being blown up, decapitated, and shot. Who could be behind that?
Posted by: Frank G   2004-11-14 11:24:05 AM  

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