Four injured in fresh Poso violence<\/p>\n
POSO, Central Sulawesi (JP): A band of armed men wearing ninja
\noutfits wounded two villagers during their assault on a minivan
\nin the village of Pinedapa as tension continued to escalate here
\non Wednesday.<\/p>\n
A retaliatory strike followed later in the afternoon,
\nseriously wounding two locals.<\/p>\n
No deaths were reported in the latest outbreak of violence to
\nhit the Central Sulawesi coastal regency.<\/p>\n
In the morning ambush, the attackers, wielding knives and
\nguns, attacked and shot at two residents of Tokorondo identified
\nas Anto, 39, and Sudirman, 35, who were on their way to Poso.<\/p>\n
Sudirman sustained minor wounds, while Anto was severely
\ninjured and immediately rushed to the Poso hospital for emergency
\ntreatment.<\/p>\n
Security forces responded promptly to control the violent
\nclashes and disperse crowds to prevent the violence from
\nspreading. The provincial police claimed to have arrested two men
\nin Pinedapa and seized three firearms.<\/p>\n
Religious conflicts between the region's Christian and Muslim
\ncommunities broke out in the middle of 2000, resulting in the
\ndeaths hundreds of people in Poso.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, a Palu prosecution team submitted a counter
\nmemorandum on Thursday in response to an appeal filed on behalf
\nof three prisoners sentenced to death in connection with the Poso
\nbloodshed last year.<\/p>\n
Prosecutor Iskandar Sukirman said the brief rejected the
\ncontents of the appeal request demanding the release of Fabianus
\nTibo, Dominggus da Silva and Marinus Riwu, who were found guilty
\nof premeditated mass murder in the Poso riots.<\/p>\n
The Central Sulawesi high court had upheld the Palu District
\nCourt's death penalty based on conclusive evidence.<\/p>\n
The convicts' attorneys, in presenting their appeal, should
\nhave questioned the legal basis of the court decision rather than
\nthe testimonies of witnesses, Iskandar added. (24)<\/p>",
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