************************** Laporkan Situasi lingkungan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Atau Hub Eskol Hot Line Telp: 031-5479083/84 ************************** Salam sejahtera, Berikut kami postingkan sebuah pemberitaan Ambon di Canada. Selamat membaca. Redaksi Eskol-Net ---------------------- "INDONESIAN SOLDIERS KILLED 24 CHRISTIANS IN CHURCH, CLERIC SAYS" Slayings took place after Muslim mob stoned village, according to priest JOHN AGLION BY The Guardian, Jakarta Indonesian soldiers massacred 24 young Christians sheltering from a rampaging Muslim mob in a church on the riot-torn spice island of Ambon on Wednesday, according to a priest who buried the dead. Security forces also killed six people yesterday morning when they fired on 2.000 rioting Christians and Muslims in Ambon city. Later rescue workers recovered 14 bodies from buildings in the city burned in unrest earlier in the week. The death toll from the violence between the two communities in the past four days is at least 65, making a total of more than 450 dead since the conflict erupted in January. Rev. Lopulalan, the priest at the moluccas Protestant church of Galala, said yesterday the attack two miles outside Ambon City came at about midday on Wednesday after Muslim mob had "stoned the village for the previous hour." About 50 people had taken refuge in the church after being attacked,"he said. "Then fine military personnel posted in the village came down the street firing in to the air. When they got to the church they started shooting volley after volley at the people in the church yard and inside the church through the windows. "Those who could, run away. They could do nothing but watch as the soldiers went into the church continuing to shoot. They eventually dragged 19 of the bodies out into the yard and burnt them. Mr. Lopulalan said some soldiers were from the elite strategic reserve command and the rest from the police paramilitary mobile brigade. "I have no idea why they did it. They did'nt say anything as they were attacking my children." The victims ranged in age from 18 to 35 "By the time we returned to the scene 21 of the bodies were beyond recognition so we buried them today in mass grave. The rest we buried separately." The soldiers also stood by as the Muslims set fire to the Pentecostal church opposit the protestant church. Mr. Lopulalan said, "They first destroyed it and then burnt what was left. They have been trying to burn us out for several days." A police spokesman, Major Jekriel Philip, yesterday denied that the attact had happened but admitted six people had died in clashes in the Galala area on Wednesday. He said the security situation was improving after the arrival of two battalions of strategic reserve reinforcements in Ambon. "Sebab segala sesuatu adalah dari Dia, dan oleh Dia, dan kepada Dia: Bagi Dialah kemuliaan sampai selama-lamanya!" (Roma 11:36) *********************************************************************** Moderator EskolNet berhak menyeleksi tulisan/artikel yang masuk. Untuk informasi lebih lanjut, pertanyaan, saran, kritik dan sumbangan tulisan harap menghubungi [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bank Danamon Cab. Ambengan Plaza Surabaya, a.n. Martin Setiabudi Acc.No. 761.000.000.772 *********************************************************************** Kirimkan E-mail ke [EMAIL PROTECTED] dengan pesan: subscribe eskolnet-l ATAU unsubscribe eskolnet-l
