Weapons turned over to Maluku police<\/p>\n
AMBON, Maluku: Hundreds of weapons surrendered to the police
\nduring a four-year sectarian conflict in Maluku province have
\nbeen turned over to the provincial police chief.<\/p>\n
The weapons, which included guns, homemade bazookas and
\ngrenades, were handed over by the Saparua Police to Maluku Police
\nchief Brig. Gen. Bambang Sutrisno in a ceremony held here on
\nWednesday.<\/p>\n
People surrendered the weapons to the Saparua Police in stages
\nfollowing the dissemination of the Malino peace agreement signed
\nin February 2002 by warring parties to end the bloodshed in the
\nfamed Spice Islands.<\/p>\n
The government lifted on Sept. 15 the state of civil emergency
\nin Ambon, after it had been imposed on June 27, 2000.<\/p>\n
The protracted sectarian conflict killed some 6,000 people and
\ndisplaced more than 350,000 others, who fled to refugee camps
\nacross the province.<\/p>\n
To date, more than 202,000 people, or 39,000 families, are
\nstill stranded in refugee camps without any prospect of speedy
\nrepatriation. --Antara<\/p>",
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