Thu, 13 May 2004

Police search for Poso gunmen

PALU, Central Sulawesi: Police here said on Wednesday they were continuing to hunt down suspects blamed for renewed attacks in Poso regency, which killed a church leader and injured another Christian.

Sketches of the suspects have been distributed but the unidentified gunmen's whereabouts remains unclear.

Central Sulawesi Police spokesman Adj. Sr. Comr. Agus Sugianto said officers were also tracking down those who killed Muslims in Buyung Katedo village in Lage subdistrict a year ago, and suspects who raped a Muslim woman in neighboring Malei village.

"All the perpetrators are being hunted down," he said. --JP