AN explosion rocked the small town of Poso in Indonesia's violence-torn Central Sulawesi province, police said amid reports that four people were injured. "The explosion took place close to midnight yesterday in Lawanga," said Second Sergeant Sofyan, who was on duty at the time.Sofyan declined to say whether the blast at a private house was caused by a bomb, adding that police were still investigating. The Poso police chief could not be immediately reached.
| Is he out chasing the bad guys? Collecting his payoff? Laying in pieces at the blast site? |
Despite the agreement, sporadic shootings and bombings have continued. In the latest violence there, two men were shot dead early last month. The town has also seen several home-made bomb explosions in the past month which caused minimal damage and no casualties.
In nearby Tentena town, two bomb blasts killed 22 people at a market in May. Police said the Tentena bombings were the work of Islamic militants with possible links to Jemaah Islamiyah, the reputed Southeast Asian arm of the Al-Qaeda network. Others say the attack was politically motivated.