Homemade bomb explodes in Medan

Homemade bomb explodes in Medan

MEDAN, North Sumatra: A homemade bomb placed in the backyard
of the Medan mayor's office exploded on Monday, damaging three
cars parked in the compound.

No casualties were reported in the blast.

The chief of the North Sumatra Police, Insp. Gen. Dewa Astika,
said that the bomb squad had collected bomb fragments to study
the nature of the bomb.

"We will examine the type of explosive used and we are still
collecting information about the situation inside the compound
before the blast," Astika said when inspecting the explosion
site.

He said the police would question six people who were present
near the site before the explosion.

Medan Mayor Abdillah called on the city's residents to remain
calm. -- JP

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Miner arrested for sodomy
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Miner arrested for sodomy

CIREBON, West Java: Police in Cirebon, West Java, arrested a
46-year-old miner Astari alias Jae for committing sodomy with 15
under-aged children in Pekuncen village, Paliaman district.

Cirebon Police chief, Adj. Sr. Comr. Musyafak, said here on
Monday that the suspect was arrested after the police received
reports from the parents of the pedophile victims.

"According to the suspect's confession, he has frequently had
sex with nine children in a hut on his farmland in the village,"
he said, adding that all the victims were male.

He said the police would also ask a psychiatrist to examine
the suspect to determine whether he was fit for investigation.

Adj. Comr. Sukirman, chief of the police in Paliaman, said the
suspect also conceded he had a sodomy for the first time with a
male child in a mosque night months ago.

"The suspect had threatened to kill the children if they
reported his sexual misconduct to their parents," he said. -- JP

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Coral reefs in S.E. Sulawesi damaged
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Coral reefs in S.E. Sulawesi damaged

KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Only half of the coral reefs in
Southeast Sulawesi waters are in a good condition while the rest
have been damaged due to improper fishing methods, a senior
researcher warned on Monday.

Dr. La Ode M. Aslan of Haluolo University said in Kendari
unless the authorities acted immediately to put an end to the use
of dynamite and chemicals for fishing, the coral environment in
the region's waters would be totally destroyed.

He appealed to the provincial administration to intensify
control by increasing the number of security officers and by
using speed boats to pursue fishermen using such illegal methods.

"Fishermen also need to be made aware of the eventual
extinction of fish if coral reefs are destroyed, while offering
them other alternatives by providing them with more appropriate
fishing equipment and introducing fish culture technology," the
expert concluded. --Antara