District chief's house attacked

District chief's house attacked

KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: The governor will send a special
team to investigate a mysterious incident in which a Molotov
cocktail was hurled at the house of the Napabalono district chief
in Muna regency.

"I've heard about the case and will soon send a team to
investigate," Governor Kaimoeddin said yesterday.

Kaimoeddin learned about the incident while attending a
meeting with Napabalono district chief Ali Tanda who explained
the recent success of his officials in foiling a large timber
smuggling ring and the Molotov cocktail incident.

On Friday night someone hurled a Molotov cocktail at the house
of the district chief. No one was injured and there was minor
damage to the property.

The governor did not specify what the team would do but said
he had instructed all officials in the Muna regency to look into
the incident.

Ali Tanda said he was woken at about 1 a.m. by an explosive
sound. He rushed into his living room and saw broken glass and
smelled gasoline in the room.

"Luckily I didn't sleep there. I often fall asleep there with
my children after watching television," Ali remarked as quoted by
Antara.

He refused to speculate on the reason for the incident and
would not directly attribute it to the foiling of the smuggling
ring.