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October 29, 2000

Pontianak

Blood, tears and prayers have descended at the same time on Pontianak as a state of anxiety and grief continues to grip the capital of West Kalimantan on the island of Borneo. Violent ethnic clashes that raged the area throughout Wednesday to Friday last week left 10 dead and scores injured. Clashes broke out following a traffic accident involving a motorcycle ridden by Morni, an ethnic Malay, and a city bus manned by two ethnic Madu

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