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Policeman involved in Seram attack: Chief M. Azis Tunny and Wahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post, Ambon/Denpasar Two of the eight people who attacked a police post on Monday on Seram island were active police personnel, a top officer in Maluku said on Thursday. Seven people, including five police officers and one of the attackers, died in the incident. One of the officers suspected of involvement in the attack has been arrested, while the other officer is still at large, said Maluku Police chief Brig. Gen. Adityawarman. "There were eight perpetrators in the attack. One was shot dead and two others have been arrested, namely a police officer and another suspect, N, a member of a hard-line Muslim group in Ambon," said Adityawarman during a press conference in the Maluku capital of Ambon. According to Adityawarman, police are currently searching for five other suspects in the attack, including a police officer. Adityawarman said the attack was led by Dahlan, alias Asep, who was arrested by the police a few hours after the incident in Batumerah subdistrict, Ambon city. He said Dahlan and N were believed to have received military-style training in Moro, the Philippines, where Muslim fighters have been fighting for independence for years. According to Adityawarman, the police post that was attacked in West Seram regency was located on the border between Muslim and Christian subdistrict, but added that it was premature to conclude the attack was religiously motivated. He said the two suspects in custody had confessed to attacking the police post because officers there were protecting the Christian subdistrict rather than the Muslim one, but investigators were still looking into the motive behind the attack. "Some residents told police investigators that when the attack took place, the attackers ordered residents in the Christian subdistrict to stay at home to prevent fatalities," said Adityawarman. He said that from statements given by residents, it appeared the attackers were only targeting police personnel at the post, leading investigators to question whether the violence was religiously motivated. The arrest of two suspects in the Seram attack has helped shed light on a string of recent armed attacks in the province of Maluku. The suspects have told investigators that the same people behind the Seram incident were responsible for the earlier attacks in Maluku. A group of armed men launched an assault in Wamkana subdistrict on Buru island last year that killed three people. In separate incidents in February, groups of attackers fired on the a ship near Buru and the Villa cafe in Hative Besar, Ambon city, killing four people. Police have arrested six people in connection with these attacks and are still searching for additional suspects. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Dying to be thin? Anorexia. Narrated by Julianne Moore . http://us.click.yahoo.com/FLQ_sC/gsnJAA/E2hLAA/BRUplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> *************************************************************************** Berdikusi dg Santun & Elegan, dg Semangat Persahabatan. Menuju Indonesia yg Lebih Baik, in Commonality & Shared Destiny. www.ppi-india.org *************************************************************************** __________________________________________________________________________ Mohon Perhatian: 1. Harap tdk. memposting/reply yg menyinggung SARA (kecuali sbg otokritik) 2. Pesan yg akan direply harap dihapus, kecuali yg akan dikomentari. 3. Lihat arsip sebelumnya, www.ppi-india.da.ru; 4. Satu email perhari: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 5. No-email/web only: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 6. kembali menerima email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppiindia/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
