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Received from Joyo Indonesian News
British Broadcasting Corporation
Tuesday, 9 May, 2000
Muslim 'army' invades Moluccas
By Jakarta correspondent Richard Galpin
Hundreds of members of a radical Islamic group who have threatened to
launch a jihad - or holy war - in the Moluccan Islands are arriving in
the region.
The authorities are worried their arrival could spark yet another wave
of communal violence.
But they say they are powerless to stop them coming.
The Moluccan, or Spice Islands as they were once known, have been
wracked by violence between the Christian and Muslim communities since
last year.
About 2,500 people have already been killed.
The military commander in the Moluccan Islands, Brigadier-General Max
Tamaela, told the BBC that at least 250 members of the militant Islamic
group Lashkar Jihad had entered the region.
He said some had just arrived by boat in the provincial capital, Ambon.
Muslim army
Despite government promises to prevent Lashkar Jihad from travelling
from their base hundreds of kilometres away in Java, military chiefs in
Ambon say there is nothing they can do to block them.
General Tamaela said the group could not be turned back or arrested as
they were not carrying any weapons, although he promised firm action if
they were found to be involved in any violence.
Photo: The ethnic violence has stirred deep passions
But this will be of little comfort to the Christian community, which has
been fearing that Lashkar Jihad would succeed in sending its fighters to
the region, particularly as they know it will not be difficult for them
to get new weapons once they arrive.
About 3,000 Muslim volunteers received military training at a camp set
up by Lashkar Jihad near the capital, Jakarta, last month.
The organisation has threatened to create an army of 10,000 men to fight
in the Moluccan Islands if the government does not resolve the conflict
there very soon.
After several months of relative calm, a new spate of clashes involving
Muslim extremists has erupted.
One Christian activist said some members of the community were preparing
for further trouble.
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