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Posted by Jake on Monday, 16. August 1999 at 01:06 Bali Time:

In Reply to: How accurate is this? posted by peri on Saturday, 14. August 1999 at 23:52 Bali Time:

Here's a quote from AP wire. Do a search on yahoo news for more stories.

AMBON, Indonesia (AP) - Government security forces overwhelmed by recent east Indonesian religious rioting that has left at least 94 people dead denied today that troops gunned down rioters inside a church. Church secretary Benny Tamaela said he saw security forces shooting at battling mobs armed with homemade spears, bows
and arrows and gasoline bombs.




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