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| Southeast Asia |
| Dozens of bombs recovered in Poso |
| 2004-01-21 |
| If it is JI that’s behind the sudden rise in explosives in the region, the good news is that they seem to be getting found before they’re detonated rather than afterwards ... Indonesian police say they have found almost 30 bombs plus guns and ammunition in a district where Muslims and Christians have battled in recent years. The bombs and weapons were found on cocoa plantations in the Poso district of Central Sulawesi on Monday, said Police Sergeant Major Pangeran. He said 27 bombs, one rifle and a number of bullets were found at a plantation in Ratulene and two home-made handguns were found at Tabalu. An invesigation was under way to trace the owners. Poso district police chief, Abdi Dharma, told the state Antara news agency he believed the bombs and weapons had been put there for the police to find. He said some residents wanted to hand over weapons to police, who have been conducting a drive to disarm the district, but did not have the courage to do so. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |