Bomb damages church in Poso<\/p>\n
INDONESIA: A bomb blast early on Saturday caused heavy damage
\nto a church in the town of Ampana in the conflict-ridden Poso
\nregency, Central Sulawesi.<\/p>\n
No one was hurt in the explosion at the Protestant church, and
\nno one claimed responsibility for the incident.<\/p>\n
\"There were no victims in the incident, but the front door,
\nthe ceiling and the windows of the house of worship were
\ndestroyed,\" local resident Hasan said.<\/p>\n
Ampana Police chief Second Insp. Endang Kusnadi and his
\nofficers arrived at the scene soon after the explosion.<\/p>\n
The majority of Ampana residents are Muslim.<\/p>\n
The blast was the latest act of violence to test a fragile,
\ngovernment-mediated truce signed in the South Sulawesi resort
\ntown of Malino in December.<\/p>\n
The truce helped end two years of fighting between Christians
\nand Muslims in Poso that left more than 1,000 dead.<\/p>\n
On Thursday, a bomb blast near a Christian high school injured
\na police officer and two civilians. Three unexploded bombs were
\nfound on Friday outside a hospital and an elementary school. The
\nbombs were taken away and defused. -- Antara<\/p>",
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