Fresh violence in Ambon<\/p>\n
AMBON, Maluku: After weeks of calm, violence erupted here as
\ngunmen shot dead a local resident in Suli village, Salahutu
\ndistrict in Ambon on Saturday at around 12 p.m. local time, an
\nofficial said on Sunday.<\/p>\n
The victim, 50-year-old Dace Pattiasina, died en route to
\nHalong Naval Hospital, some eight kilometers away from Suli
\nvillage.<\/p>\n
\"Dace died due to severe bleeding as the bullet hit his neck.
\nHe was about to go to a field to pick some durian fruit,\" a
\nwitness and village official Yan Hatumete said.<\/p>\n
Personnel from Infantry Battalion 144\/Sriwijaya combed the
\narea upon hearing the shots to search for the assailants but to
\nno avail.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Pattimura Military Commander Brig. Gen. I Made Yasa
\nsaid on Saturday that consolidation between military and police
\npersonnel in Maluku has started to work well following several
\nconflicts between the two forces.<\/p>\n
\"I have reported the situation in the Malukus to the TNI chief
\nof general affairs Lt. Gen. Djamari Chaniago during a recent
\nvisit to Jakarta,\" Made Yasa said during a visit to the
\n733\/Masariku Airborne headquarters on Jl. Slamet Riyadi in
\ndowntown Ambon.<\/p>\n
\"The probe into the Wijaya II shooting incident in Batu Merah
\ninvolving 14 police and military officers will proceed,\" he
\nadded. (edt\/49)<\/p>",
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