Bloody Ambon
Ambon is writhing again after a new spate of bloody violence. But the real fighting may be going on behind the scenes, among the local and national elites.
May 7, 2002
The electricity suddenly goes off. It is 4am Ambon time. Suddenly explosions echo across the battered city and fires appear all over the place. The sounds of gunfire mix with screams and crying from women and children. Soya, a village 5 kilometers to the southeast of Ambon city, generally a calm and peaceful place, has erupted in tumult. Soya is located on the slopes of Mount Sirimau, so the fires can be seen a long way away. Twelve people die, t
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