Maluku police place snipers on ships

Maluku police place snipers on ships

AMBON, Maluku: Following a string of armed attack against ships
in the waters off Ambon, the Maluku provincial police have
decided to place armed officers aboard every commercial ship and
ferry that sails into or out of all ports in the area.

The police decided on the precautionary measures after the
latest armed attack that targeted the Lai-Lai 7 sailing off of
Buru island last Monday.

The shooting spree by unidentified gunmen aboard a speed boat,
left two people injured. -- JP