03-10-2006, 06:00 PM
Bomb explodes at Hindu temple in Indonesia
The Times of India via AP ^ | Friday, March 10, 2006 10:46:40 am | The Times of India via AP
Posted on 03/09/2006 10:58:46 PM PST by CarrotAndStick
POSO (Indonesia): A homemade bomb exploded on Friday outside a Hindu temple on an Indonesian island that has been plagued by religious violence, wounding a man who was guarding the compound, police said.
The blast in the town of Poso in central Sulawesi island was caused by a low-intensity bomb, and caused the roof and walls of the temple's guard house to collapse, said Poso deputy police chief, Andreas Wayan.
"Whoever did this wanted to create panic and spread terror here in Poso," he said, adding that police investigating the attack found black powder, nails, shrapnel and a battery at the scene.
Hundreds of onlookers gathered around the temple after the blast, which seriously wounded the guard.
Some 3,000 security personnel have been deployed to safeguard Poso, a city 1,600 kilometres northeast of Jakarta, since last year, following a spate of attacks targetting Christians.
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The Times of India via AP ^ | Friday, March 10, 2006 10:46:40 am | The Times of India via AP
Posted on 03/09/2006 10:58:46 PM PST by CarrotAndStick
POSO (Indonesia): A homemade bomb exploded on Friday outside a Hindu temple on an Indonesian island that has been plagued by religious violence, wounding a man who was guarding the compound, police said.
The blast in the town of Poso in central Sulawesi island was caused by a low-intensity bomb, and caused the roof and walls of the temple's guard house to collapse, said Poso deputy police chief, Andreas Wayan.
"Whoever did this wanted to create panic and spread terror here in Poso," he said, adding that police investigating the attack found black powder, nails, shrapnel and a battery at the scene.
Hundreds of onlookers gathered around the temple after the blast, which seriously wounded the guard.
Some 3,000 security personnel have been deployed to safeguard Poso, a city 1,600 kilometres northeast of Jakarta, since last year, following a spate of attacks targetting Christians.
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