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11 die in Indonesian violence

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Associated Press - November 25, 2000 (slightly abridged)

Jakarta – New fighting among Muslims and Christians broke out in Indonesia's eastern Maluku or Moluccan Islands, killing at least 11 people, officials and activists said Saturday.

The sectarian bloodshed Friday and Saturday brought the number of confirmed deaths to 19 this week. Another 16 people remain missing.

Three people – one Christian and two Muslims – were killed Saturday when Muslims attacked a Christian village in Kairatu district on the island of Seram, witnesses said. Four churches and more than a dozen houses were torched in the pre-dawn raid. At least 15 people were injured.

Eight people, including a woman, were killed Friday when Muslims attacked Christian villages on the Watubela Islands in southeastern Maluku, said a Muslim activist who identified himself as Kamal. Martin Luther Jari, a local government official, confirmed that fighting had erupted but refused to elaborate.

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