Two killed in Poso gunfire<\/p>\n
Fresh gunfire erupted in the Central Sulawesi
\ntown of Poso late on Sunday, killing two civilian residents and
\nwounding several others.<\/p>\n
"One of the fatalities was identified as Yafet, a retired
\nIndonesian Military (TNI) officer, while the other victim and the
\ninjured are still being identified by the police," Antara
\nnews agency quoted Udin, a resident of Kayamanya subdistrict in
\nPoso, as saying.<\/p>\n
The gun battle, which erupted on Sunday evening, continued
\nthrough to Monday and had reportedly extended to the nearby
\nsubdistrict of Tegalrejo.<\/p>\n
Local police, with the help of TNI troops, have been deployed
\nto the disputing area.<\/p>\n
"There are hundreds of police and TNI personnel deployed in
\nRanonuncu and Tegalrejo subdistricts to halt the gun battles,"
\nsaid a duty officer at the Poso Police precinct office, as quoted
\nby the news agency.<\/p>\n
The officer also confirmed that two civilian residents had
\ndied in the crossfire.<\/p>\n
The situation in Poso was tense on Monday and government,
\nschool and business activities operated at a lower pace than
\nusual.<\/p>\n
It was the third gunfight in Poso over the past week. The
\nfirst incident occurred on Nov. 7 in the subdistricts of Sayo and
\nKayamanya. No fatalities were reported.<\/p>\n
The second gunfight erupted on Nov. 9 in Gebangrejo
\nsubdistrict, killing a civilian resident and wounding four
\nothers. --Antara<\/p>",
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