Rf400,000 worth of goods stolen from Samuga store (Maldives)
Monday, 26 April 2004
MALE, April 26 (HNS) -- Samuga store on the ground floor of MTCC Building in Male was broken into early Sunday morning, with goods worth Rf400,000 stolen.
Proprietor Mohamed Lutfy said Sunday that in addition to the theft, the burglars had vandalized the store’s computer and cash drawer.
Among valuables stolen from the store, which mainly sells marine equipment, include navigation lights, search lights, radio equipment and pumps.
“The burglars entered by breaking open the lock of the main door,” Lutfy said.
He said that he had received information on Sunday that police had apprehended three youths who were selling marine equipment which he believed belonged to Samuga store.
These equipment will not be available from any other store in Male except from Samuga, Lutfy said.
The youths tried to sell the equipment to crews of boats anchored at Male harbor, according to Lutfy.
“The crew of one of the dhonies who were approached by these youths reported to police,” Lutfy said.
“However, police have not yet confirmed to me whether these youths were the burglars or whether they were selling stolen equipment from my store,” he said.
http://www.haveeru.com.mv/english/news_show.phtml?id=3235 26 April, 2004
INDONESIA
Seven thousand Mujaheddin ready and armed for battle in Moluccas Islands
Jakarta (AsiaNews) – Fundamentalist leaders in the capital have promised to send 7000 armed men to help their Muslim brothers, who they claim are “threatened by Christians” in the Moluccas Islands.
IMI (Ikhwanul Muslimin Indonesia) president, Habib Husein Al Habsyi, told AsiaNews: “We will send 7000 Mujaheddin men to Ambon to protect our innocent Muslim brothers, seeing as security forces aren’t doing anything to prevent acts of violence.”
Meanwhile the death toll is on the rise. Rivai Ambon, director of Al Fattah Hospital, said that since Sunday, 15 dead men have been brought to his hospital alone; 6 others died today and 60 more are being treated for clash-related wounds.
For now, the Christian-Muslim clashes which broke out yesterday morning in Ambon have officially caused 22 deaths and have led to hundreds of other citizens to suffer serious injury.
Christians living in Ambon have said that there were sporadic clashes all day today, including incidences of violent explosions and fires. Fr. Kees Böhm, of the Ambon Crisis Center, said: “Security personnel seem incapable of keeping the situation under control, and Christians have no arms to defend themselves.”
A 6.00 p.m. curfew has been established across the island.
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