(31 Jul 1999) Voice and effects
Voiced by Louise Bates
Clashes continue to erupt in the strife-torn central Indonesian province of Maluku - around 1,450 miles (2320 kilometres) east of Jakarta between rival Christian and Muslim groups.
Ambon is Maluku province's main island.
At least 51 people have died in intense fighting over the last week with shops being looted and buildings set on fire by rampaging mobs.
Police say order has now been restored after 6-hudnred marines reinforced security forces on the island.
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Violence erupts again in Ambon city, the capital of Maluku, a central Indonesian province.
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Rival Christian and Muslim groups are fighting again.
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There's been sporadic violence in Ambon since mid January.
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Clashes like this have plagued Indonesia since President Suharto was ousted last year after 32 years of authoritarian rule.
UPSOUND OF MAN SMASHING furniture
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At least 51 people have been killed over the last week and more than one hundred seriously injured.
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Shops are being looted.
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Many are owned by ethnic Chinese who are requesting security from authorities.
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Rampaging mobs are also setting buildings on fire.
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SOUNDBITE: (Indonesia)
"The police allowed people to destroy whatever they wanted, looting and burning freely."
SUPERCAPTION: Vox pop, Eyewitness
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Community leaders can't believe that Muslim and Christian communities have turned into sworn enemies after living peacefully together for generations.
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Ambon is unique in Indonesia because it has a Christian majority.
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About 90 percent of Indonesia's 210-million (m) people are Muslim.
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Six hundred marines have now reinforced security forces on the island.
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Police say order is being restored.
(01.15) VISION ENDS
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