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| Southeast Asia |
| Home-made bombs uncovered |
| 2011-02-23 |
| [Straits Times] THREE caches of home-made bombs were discovered by longhouse folk in Ulu Niah after Saturday's near-bloody confrontation between 300 villagers and about 100 other people over a land dispute. The cannonball-like bombs, which had fuses and contained gunpowder, were found in camps set up by the outsiders. After handing them over to the police, the residents of Rumah Ranggang lodged a report on Monday at Batu Niah cop shoppe, demanding a thorough investigation. Rumah Ranggang residents' committee chairman Changgai Dali said in his report that the longhouse folk now feared for their lives because the thugs had threatened to use the bombs on them. Miri police chief Assistant Com-missioner Jamaluddin Ibrahim confirmed that he had received information about the seizure of the explosives. 'We are already on the case. We hope the state authorities will also look into other issues related to the incident and help to resolve them while we carry out our investigations,' he said, adding that they were also trying to find out who made the bombs. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 cannonball-like bombs, which had fuses and contained gunpowder Just like the ones in the famous cartoon Mohammed's headdress. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2011-02-23 07:46 |