Place: Ambon

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Troops deployed to quell Indonesian disorder

Indonesia deployed security forces to an eastern region after gangs of Muslims and Christians armed with rocks and machetes clashed in violence that left three people dead and 80 others injured, officials said today.

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Residents in panic as earthquake hits Indonesia

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Strong earthquake strikes eastern Indonesia

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Dozens missing after ship capsizes in eastern Indonesia

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Ship carrying 60 people missing in Indonesia

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Residents flee as Indonesia hit by quake

Strong earthquake rocks Indonesia

A powerful undersea earthquake rocked Indonesia’s eastern coast today, causing residents to panic, the US geological survey and witnesses said.

Tue, 14 Mar, 2006

Tsunami panic as quake strikes Indonesia

A magnitude 7.7 earthquake rocked a 1,240-mile swathe of Indonesia for two minutes, sending panicked residents fleeing to higher ground, fearful of a tsunami.

Sat, 28 Jan, 2006

Magnitude 7.7 earthquake rocks eastern Indonesia

A magnitude-7.7 earthquake rocked eastern Indonesia today, the US Geological Survey said.

Fri, 27 Jan, 2006

Tsunami relief is overshadowed by corruption

AS relief officials struggle to reach homeless tsunami survivors, another concern is making the rounds of donor meetings: the threat of corruption.

Fri, 07 Jan, 2005

Bomb explodes in Indonesian

A BOMB hidden in a sweet jar exploded yesterday at a busy market in the strife-torn Indonesian city of Ambon, killing one person and injuring 17 other people.

Wed, 26 May, 2004

Fears grow of religious civil war

SNIPERS spread terror across an Indonesian provincial capital yesterday in a fourth day of bloodshed.

Thu, 29 Apr, 2004

30 killed in Indonesian battles

AT LEAST 30 people, including two policemen, have been killed in Muslim-Christian battles in the eastern Indonesian city of Ambon.

Wed, 28 Apr, 2004

Bloody battles in Indonesia

MUSLIM and Christian gangs fought running battles in Indonesia’s Maluku islands yesterday, leaving at least 10 people dead, including two youths who were hacked to death by sword-wielding men.

Mon, 26 Apr, 2004

Dozens feared dead in ferry disaster

Recovery crews were today trying to pry open the roof of a ferry lying in 300 feet of water, searching for victims that went down with the vessel when it sank near Ambon island in central Indonesia.

Tue, 05 Nov, 2002

Dozens feared missing after Indonesian ferry sinks

A ship packed with scores of people heading home for the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan sank in central Indonesia, killing at least five passengers. Dozens were feared missing today.

Mon, 04 Nov, 2002

Islamic extremists on Java disband after murder spree

LASKAR JIHAD, Indonesia’s most violent Muslim extremist group, has disbanded, its legal adviser said yesterday.

Wed, 16 Oct, 2002

Bomb causes chaos in Indonesia

A bomb exploded in Indonesia’s religiously divided province of Maluku today, injuring as many as 53 people, police said.

Sat, 27 Jul, 2002

Security tight after Christians killed

Security forces patrolled the Indonesian town of Ambon today after masked men killed 12 Christians in a brutal attack yesterday.

Mon, 29 Apr, 2002

Indonesia car bomb kills four

Four people were killed and at least 20 injured when a car bomb exploded today in a Christian part of Ambon town in Indonesia.

Wed, 03 Apr, 2002

Gunmen massacre 10 in ferry attack

Gunmen on a speedboat opened fire on a ferry carrying Christians in Indonesia’s eastern Maluku islands today, killing 10 people.

Wed, 19 Dec, 2001

27 bodies found outside Indonesian village

Despite peace talks between the Government and Aceh’s separatist rebels, humanitarian workers found 27 bodies outside a village in the Indonesian province of Banda Aceh, officials said today.

Mon, 02 Jul, 2001

Four killed in fresh violence in Indonesia

Four people have died in fresh violence in Indonesia's troubled Maluku islands.

Sat, 20 Jan, 2001