Muslim cleric shot dead in Pandeglang

Muslim cleric shot dead in Pandeglang

PANDEGLANG, West Java (JP): A local leader of the Hizbullah
Front Muslim organization was shot dead by a group of four
unidentified men armed with a pistol and an automatic weapon here
on Monday evening.

Witnesses said that Cecep Bustomi, 50, was shot in front of
Rau market by two of the four men riding two motorcycles when he
was on his way to a friend's house.

Gunshot wounds were found in Cecep's shoulder and right neck.
At least three bullet shells were discovered under his Mazda car.

At about the same time, another group of unidentified men
also attacked a repair shop owned by a Hizbullah Front
sympathizer. One employee was killed and two were injured in the
attack.

The motives behind the two attacks remain unclear, but the
local police chief said he would launch an investigation to
establish whether the incidents were politically motivated or
not.

As of Tuesday evening, the situation remained tense in
Pandeglang.

Earlier in the day, some 1,500 Hizbullah supporters attended
Cecep's burial in Peuni village, Maja subdistrict.

The attacks in Pandeglang took place one day after a leading
figure in the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) was shot
dead in front of his house in Central Jakarta.(25)