Two Poso students shot by unidentified men

Two senior high school students in Poso were shot by unidentified men at around 7 p.m. on Tuesday, more than a week after the conflict-prone town was shocked by the beheadings of three Christian schoolgirls.

The condition of the two 17-year-old students, Ivon and Nuraini, who have been admitted to Poso Kota General Hospital, has been described as critical. The incident, the latest apparently aimed at reigniting conflict in Poso, Central Sulawesi, came amid rumors that local security authorities had arrested five men believed to be the perpetrators of the Oct. 29 beheadings. -- JP