Palu attack victims moved to Jakarta

Palu attack victims moved to Jakarta

PALU, Central Sulawesi: Lecturer Pudji Sulaksono and his wife Novlin Palinggi, who were shot by unidentified assailants here on Nov. 19, are being treated at Cikini Hospital in Central Jakarta.

The two were transferred from Undata Hospital in Palu on Saturday by a commercial plane after undergoing operations.

They were attacked by mysterious men on Jl. Untad on their way home from attending a church service in the Central Sulawesi capital.

Pudji, who lectures at Tadulako University, and Novlin survived the attack with serious shot wounds.

Undata Hospital head of medical services Maarif said the couple were transferred to Cikini to get specialist treatment from orthopedic doctors.

The couple are among Christian residents targeted in recent attacks in Poso and Palu, Central Sulawesi, where two years of sectarian fighting came to an end in 2001. --Antara