INDONESIA: A homemade bomb killed three teenage schoolboys in
\nthe North Aceh subdistrict of Nissam on Friday, but no one
\nclaimed responsibility.<\/p>\n
A local military spokesman, Maj. Eddi Fernandi, said Mulyadi,
\n18, Faisal, 16, and Junaidi, 16, were killed instantly by
\nshrapnel from the bomb, which exploded in the hand of one of the
\nyouths.<\/p>\n
Eddi said the bomb was believed to have been found in front of
\nthe remains of the Nissam subdistrict office, which was burned
\ndown by a group of unidentified people recently.<\/p>\n
Both the Indonesian Military and the Free Aceh Movement, who
\nsigned a peace agreement in December last year to end 26 years of
\narmed conflict, denied they had planted the bomb.<\/p>\n
The peace agreement between the two parties requires GAM to
\nlay down its arms and the TNI to return to its barracks. Officers
\nfrom the police's paramilitary Mobile Brigade are also to be
\nretrained as normal law enforcers. -- Antara<\/p>\n
Bali bombing victims may reach 300<\/p>\n
INDONESIA:Casualties of the Bali bombing on Oct. 12 last year
\nmay reach 300 as the Bali authorities plan to bury 140 bags of
\nunidentified body parts which are believed to belong to 85
\npeople.<\/p>\n
The Disaster Victims Identification (DVI) team headed by John
\nBird of Australia has estimated the number of fatalities at 202
\nfrom 21 countries as of last Tuesday. They include 191 people who
\ndied in Bali, eight in Australia. Meanwhile, three bodies remain
\nunidentified.<\/p>\n
Spokesman for the Bali administration I Gde Nurjaya said here
\non Saturday the body parts would be buried during a ceremony in
\nBadung graveyard, near Denpasar on March 1.<\/p>\n
The bags would be placed inside coffins which will be labeled
\nto enable officials to collect the material should exhumation and
\nidentification be needed in the future.<\/p>\n
\"The procedure (of labeling) is applied to enable exhumation,\"
\nNurjaya said as quoted by Antara.<\/p>\n
For the burial ceremony, the tribal community requires the
\nBali administration to pay Rp 8.5 million (US$955) in a
\npurification fee.<\/p>\n
The mass burial has been approved by the Australian
\ngovernment, according to the country's Ambassador to Indonesia
\nDavid Ritchie.<\/p>\n
Most of the victims of the Bali bombing were Australians.<\/p>\n
Besides causing the deaths of at least 202 people, DVI team
\nspokesman Adj. Sr. Comr. Suyatmo said the bomb attack also
\ninjured nearly 350 people.<\/p>\n
Suyatmo said that the eight victims who died in Australia
\nafter medical treatment were five Australians, one Indonesian,
\none Singaporean, and one Briton.<\/p>\n
All of them died of severe burns, he added. --JP<\/p>\n
UK upgrades travel warning to Saudi Arabia<\/p>\n
UNITED KINGDOM: - The British government on Friday advised its
\ncitizens against \"nonessential\" travel to Saudi Arabia, a day
\nafter a Briton was shot dead in the capital, Riyadh.<\/p>\n
As war with Iraq draws closer, the Foreign Office also
\nupgraded its travel warnings for Bahrain, Jordan and Qatar,
\nadvising against nonessential travel and asking Britons to leave
\nunless their presence was essential.<\/p>\n
Citing \"increasing regional tension and the risk of terrorist
\naction,\" the Foreign Office said British nationals in those
\ncountries should maintain a \"high level of vigilance.\" The office
\nsaid it had authorized the departure of nonessential staff, and
\nthe families of all staff, at British diplomatic missions in
\nthose countries.<\/p>\n
There are more than 30,000 Britons living in Saudi Arabia, the
\ngovernment said, and several thousand each in Bahrain and Qatar.<\/p>\n
Concerns about anti-Western sentiment in the Middle East have
\nheightened as the U.S. and Britain step up preparations for a
\npossible war against Iraq, with about 150,000 U.S. troops and
\nmore than 40,000 British forces being deployed to the Gulf
\nregion.--AP<\/p>\n
Saudi raises alert status near Iraqi borders<\/p>\n
SAUDI ARABIA: - Saudi Arabia has slightly upgraded the alert
\nstatus of armed forces stationed near the borders with Iraq and
\nthe oil-rich eastern province, the chief of staff said in remarks
\npublished Saturday.<\/p>\n
\"The alert status of the armed forces is normal except in
\ncertain areas like the northern and eastern areas,\" bordering
\nIraq where it has been slightly raised, Lieutenant General Saleh
\nal-Muhaya told Okaz daily.<\/p>\n
Muhaya said Saudi air bases were prepared to deal with any
\nemergency. He said the plans were part of precautionary measures
\ntaken by the kingdom as the U.S. and Britain have beefed up their
\nmilitary presence in the region for a possible attack against
\nIraq.<\/p>\n
Muhaya denied that there had been any increase in French
\naircraft operating from Prince Sultan Air Base south of Riyadh to
\nenforce the no-fly zone over southern Iraq.<\/p>\n
There has been no increase to any system in the air base, used
\nmainly by U.S. and British planes, Muhaya said.--AFP<\/p>\n
RP senior Abu Sayyaf leader killed<\/p>\n
PHILIPPINES: Soldiers recovered the body of a senior leader of
\nthe Abu Sayyaf Muslim kidnapping group Saturday, confirming that
\nhe was slain in a clash on the southern island of Jolo earlier
\nthis week, military officials said.<\/p>\n
The body of Mujib Susukan, the so-called \"provincial
\ncommander\" of the Abu Sayyaf, was exhumed from a shallow grave in
\nTalipao town by soldiers following a tip-off from villagers, said
\nofficials who asked not to be identified.<\/p>\n
On Tuesday Susukan was wounded in a clash with government
\ntroops that left three soldiers and 10 Abu Sayyaf guerrillas
\ndead. He was carried from the scene by conscripted villagers but
\nreportedly died from his wounds later.<\/p>\n
Soldiers familiar with Susukan said they recognized the body
\nbut would transport it to the military headquarters in the
\nsouthern city of Zamboanga for confirmation.<\/p>\n
Susukan is one of the most senior leaders of the Abu Sayyaf, a
\nMuslim rebel band allegedly linked to the al-Qaeda terror
\nnetwork. --AFP<\/p>\n
HK launches anti-racial discrimination campaign<\/p>\n
HONG KONG: The Hong Kong government launched a poster campaign
\ncalling for the elimination of racial discrimination Saturday,
\none month after a British official called on authorities to
\nlegislate against racism.<\/p>\n
The poster, displayed in subway and light rail transit
\nstations, is aimed at raising public awareness of racism here and
\nwill also mark the International Day for the Elimination of
\nRacial Discrimination which falls on March 21.<\/p>\n
The campaign comes after British parliamentary undersecretary
\nat the Foreign and Commonwealth office, Bill Rammell, cited the
\ndeath of an Indian-born woman as he called on authorities to
\nimplement a law against racial discrimination.<\/p>\n
The Hong Kong government has previously claimed such
\nlegislation was not needed, arguing that racism was not a serious
\nproblem.<\/p>\n
There are an estimated 279,600 members of ethnic minorities in
\nHong Kong, representing 4.1 percent of the 6.7 million
\npopulation.--AFP<\/p>",
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