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(Seperti biasa, tiap berita harus dibaca dengan sikap kritis..) ----------- Sulawesi push for peace blown up AFP 31may05 TENTENA: Whether the work of Islamic extremists from outside the region or local agitators, the deadly bombing on Indonesia's Sulawesi at the weekend would unravel months of effort to reconcile warring Christians and Muslims on the island, community leaders said yesterday. Indonesian officials have said the weekend attack, the worst in the country since the October 2002 bombings in Bali, showed signs of involvement by al-Qa'ida-linked extremists. But as community leaders struggled to contain tensions between Christians and Muslims on Sulawesi that have previously erupted into open conflict, religious leaders accused Indonesia's powerful security forces of involvement. Fears that Saturday's attack was the work of terrorists put Indonesia on heightened alert just days after the US closed its embassy and diplomatic offices in the country following an unspecified threat. Police say the bombing bore hallmarks of Azahari Husin, a fugitive Malaysian wanted for involvement in the Bali bombings that killed 202 people, and deadly attacks on Jakarta's Marriott hotel and the Australian embassy. All three attacks have been blamed on the Jemaah Islamiah group, a Southeast Asian extremist organisation said to have links to Osama bin Laden's terrorist network. But a report on the attack by prominent Christians and Muslims on Sulawesi pointed the finger at Indonesia's security forces, saying they would use it as an excuse to strengthen their grip in the area. A statement issued by the 11-strong group said the attack occurred ahead of a review of the military and police presence on Sulawesi, and matched a pattern of earlier attacks. About 60 per cent of the strikes between 2002 and 2005 had taken place as security projects of the police and military were nearing expiry. Sulawesi is one of several regions where violence has been fuelled by resentment by indigenous people and Christians, who feel their interests have been sidelined in favour of Muslim migrants from Java. Meanwhile, tearful mourners gathered under grey skies and pouring rain in the lakeside market town of Tentena to say final prayers for the dead, who included a Christian cleric and a two-year-old infant. Two bombs exploded minutes apart in a busy market place in the predominantly Christian town, killing 20 people and leaving more than 50 injured. Senior negotiators say the latest violence has dealt a crippling blow to the fragile peace effort. "With this we will have to start from scratch again," Central Sulawesi Christian church head Reynaldi Damaniq said. privacy terms � The Australian ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> In low income neighborhoods, 84% do not own computers. At Network for Good, help bridge the Digital Divide! http://us.click.yahoo.com/S.QlOD/3MnJAA/Zx0JAA/uTGrlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Post message: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe : [EMAIL PROTECTED] List owner : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage : http://proletar.8m.com/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/ <*> 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/
