Two people shot dead in Poso

Two people shot dead in Poso

POSO, Central Sulawesi: Two people were killed and eight
others were injured during a two-hour gunfight between two groups
of people in the village of Pendolo, Pamona district in the
regency of Poso, on Wednesday, military sources confirmed on
Thursday.

Chief of Poso Military Command Lt. Col. Syamsu Rizal said that
the fatalities were identified as Edo, 22, and Edu, 20.

Those injured were now being treated at the house of Dr. Yani
in Pendolo, he said.

He also said that some residents' houses were set alight in
the incident.

Poso Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Unggun Cahyono said that more
personnel had been sent to the conflict area. "But we have not
yet identified which group initiated the gun fight."

Poso has been rocked by sectarian clashes between Muslims and
Christians. Hundreds have been killed in the clashes, but both
the local administration and central government have yet to find
a way to stop the violence. (24/sur)