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| Poso bombing linked to capture of hard boyz |
| 2006-03-11 |
| A bomb blast that occurred at the Pura Agung Natanaraga building in Poso, Central Sulawesi, at about 07:45 on Friday is believed to be linked to the arrest of terror perpetrators a few hours earlier, police said. "We will develop the investigation in order to determine whether this morning`s bomb blast has something to do with some terror perpetrators captured earlier," spokesman of the Police Headquarters Senior Commissioner Bambang Kuncoko said on Friday. However, Bambang could not elaborate on the number of terror perpetrators apprehended several hours before the bomb blast and the location of their capture. He admitted there was an exchange of fire between the perpetrators and police personnel before the former were captured in a technical and tactical operation by local security forces. The bomb was a low explossive designed to intimidate and exert more pressure on the public in a bid to trigger unrest among the people in Poso. Police and military personnel had launched an operation to hunting down the alleged perpetrators of the bomb blast. In addition to a possible intimidation, the police also alleged that the incident which injured a resident identified as I Negah Suliasta was also designed to divert the security agencies` attention. In fact, the situation and condition of security in Poso and Central Sulawesi in general are actually under control. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |