Another riot hits Indonesia. I hope it's not a start after Ramadan ended. For more details just click: http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/asiapcf/9901/20/indonesia.02/ Ied Mubarak, Taqabballah minna wa minkum, Pandir PS: No wonder the word AMOK came from Indonesia(melayu)!!!! Ten killed in Indonesian religious clashes Clashes in Ambon January 20, 1999 Web posted at: 4:55 a.m. EST (0955 GMT) JAKARTA, Indonesia (CNN) -- Christians and Muslims armed with machetes, spears, and crow bars clashed on a remote Indonesian island in a riot that killed least 10 people, a report said Wednesday. Police repeatedly fired warning shots to keep rival gangs apart on Ambon island, about 1,400 miles northeast of Jakarta. The violence was the latest in a series of religious-related clashes to hit the sprawling Southeast Asian nation as it grapples with its worst economic crisis in three decades. The official Antara news agency said at least 100 people had been badly injured and more than 30 houses burned. Residents said they could see several columns of smoke rising over the main city, also named Ambon. Antara initially confirmed four dead but later Wednesday said more bodies were found lifting the death toll to at least 10. Local police chief Col. Karyono S.M. said two mosques were set on fire and dozens of vehicles were damaged during Eid al-Fitr, one of the holiest feasts on the Islamic calendar. The two-day holiday marks the end of Islam's Ramadan fasting month and is supposed to be a time of peace and reconciliation. Police earlier confirmed that four people were dead. But Antara said local residents had located more bodies. Church sources and police said the violence erupted on Tuesday after a drunken man extorted money from a public transport driver on Tuesday - the first day of Eid al-Fitr. The man was accused of insulting Islam. They said clashes first started between residents of Batumerah district, which is predominantly Protestant, and those in the predominantly Muslim Mardika district. The unrest later spread to other parts of Ambon. The confrontation in Ambon was the first fresh violence to strike the crisis-hit nation since the end of Ramadan. The official Antara news agency reported flights to Ambon had been canceled. ____________________________________________________________________ Get free e-mail and a permanent address at http://www.netaddress.com/?N=1
