Poso back to normal after bomb blast<\/p>\n
Erick W., The Jakarta Post, Palu<\/p>\n
The situation in Poso regency, Central Sulawesi, returned to
\nnormal on Saturday, one day after a bomb explosion that killed a
\nwoman in a bus, but police kept closed the road where the blast
\nhad occurred.<\/p>\n
The crowd, which had begun to gather at the bomb site on
\nFriday night, had dispersed, Poso Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr.
\nUnggung Cahyono said by telephone on Saturday.<\/p>\n
He said locals in Poso had returned to their normal
\nactivities.<\/p>\n
The bomb killed 18-year-old Eta and wounded severely four
\nothers, including the bus conductor who triggered the explosion
\nwhen he opened the bag inside which the bomb was concealed.<\/p>\n
All victims were passengers on a bus heading to Poso town
\nalong the trans-Sulawesi highway. The bus driver found the bomb
\ninside a bag lying on the road and asked his conductor to pick it
\nup.<\/p>\n
A second bomb reportedly exploded after someone threw it
\nagainst the side of the bus and it apparently killed Eta.<\/p>\n
The incident occurred close to a security post. Locals, who
\ntried to pursue the bomber, were angered when security personnel
\nrefused to join the chase. As more people gathered at the scene,
\npolice closed the road, Antara reported.<\/p>\n
The incident was the second bus bombing since the Malino peace
\nagreement, which was signed last December. The first occurred on
\nJune 5, 2002, on the highway, claiming five lives.<\/p>\n
The region has been the location of fighting between Muslims
\nand Christians, although clashes abated after the two warring
\ngroups signed the government-sponsored peace accord. Sporadic
\nviolence, however, continues. Eleven have died, including those
\nfrom a bomb explosion in June.<\/p>\n
\"We call on locals to remain calm and not be provoked (into
\ncommitting any form of aggression),\" said Sulaiman Manar, who
\nchairs the working group of the Malino peace agreement.<\/p>",
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