Ambon death toll rises to seven

Ambon death toll rises to seven

AMBON, Maluku (JP): The death toll from Monday's clash in
Auhuru subdistrict here rose to at least seven after two more
people died of their injuries and another body was discovered on
Tuesday.

Staff members at the private Dr. Haulissy Hospital identified
the two victims as Samuel Loupatty, 30, and Latuholan, 36. Police
also discovered the body of Yordan, 30, in Batu Merah subdistrict
earlier in the day.

Police said Yordan was killed near the unofficial demarcation
line between the warring Christian and Muslim communities.

Scores of houses and shops were burned and damaged during the
clash on Monday morning, which saw at least 33 people seriously
injured and 22 others slightly wounded.

Meanwhile, Pattimura University deputy rector J. Louhenabessi
said the whereabouts of postgraduate student Joyce Dangebun
remained unknown. Joyce, a native of Ambon who studies in Canada,
is visiting her hometown to conduct research. She is married to a
Canadian. (48/prb)