Morowali attacker shot dead: Indonesian security forces shot dead

Morowali attacker shot dead: Indonesian security forces shot dead on Tuesday another member of a gang that killed three people during attacks in Poso and Morowali regencies, Central Sulawesi. Madong, 27, was killed while trying to escape arrest during a raid, said Sr. Comr. Tatang Soemantri of the Central Sulawesi Police's detectives unit. Madong was suspected of involvement in attacks on Beteleme village, Morowali, on Oct. 10. He was the last of 19 people wanted by security forces following the bloody attacks. Six of the 19 attackers were shot dead during raids. They were all aged between 20 years and 25 years old. The fresh killings raised fears of a return to the Muslim-Christian violence which killed about 2,000 people in Poso in 2000 and 2001.--Antara