No cannon this Christmas

Fri, 22 Dec 1995

JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: City police have banned the use of bamboo cannons, along with firecrackers and liquor, during the upcoming Christmas and New Year festivities, Antara reported.

Lt. Col. Jecky Manihin, the chief of Jayapura precinct, said that the sound of the cannons being fired in the hills, which began at the start of the month, has been disrupting people's activities. (31)

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