Two people arrested for Pontianak clashes<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Police said on Tuesday that two people had been
\nidentified as instigators of the communal violence in the West
\nKalimantan capital of Pontianak last week.<\/p>\n
West Kalimantan Police chief Brig. Gen. Atok Rismanto was
\nquoted by Antara in Pontianak as saying that the two were among
\n19 people arrested in connection with the violence.<\/p>\n
\"These two were allegedly instigating the riots, but we are
\nstill continuing the investigation to establish the motive behind
\ntheir actions,\" Atok said.<\/p>\n
He said the other 17 were arrested for carrying sharp weapons.<\/p>\n
Atok added that the search for weapons was still continuing in
\nPontianak and that so far 39 sharp weapons, 40 petrol bombs and
\nthree homemade rifles had been confiscated.<\/p>\n
The violence which erupted last Wednesday was triggered by a
\ndispute involving a Madurese migrant bus driver and a Malay
\nmotorcycle driver near Kapuas river.<\/p>\n
Tensions in Pontianak were dissipating last Saturday after at
\nleast eight people died in an outbreak of communal unrest.<\/p>\n
An extra 600 members of the police Mobile Brigade arrived last
\nFriday and they were quickly deployed to riot-prone areas in
\nPontianak to restore order.<\/p>\n
Despite the increased security, thousands of terrified
\nMadurese were still sheltering in police stations and government
\nbuildings, local reports said.<\/p>\n
Gruesome clashes pitting Malays against the Madurese settlers
\nhave flared periodically in the region. Hundreds of people,
\nmostly Madurese, were killed in 1999. Dozens also died in attacks
\nin 1997. (byg)<\/p>",
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