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3 Charged In Beheading Of Schoolgirls In Indonesia (11/3/06)

(AP) JAKARTA, Indonesia Three Muslim men have been charged in the beheadings of three Christian girls in an Indonesian province fraught with sectarian tension, and the suspects could face death sentences if convicted, lawyers said Friday.

The three men -- Hasanuddin, Lilik Purnomo and Irwanto Irano -- are being charged under Indonesia's harsh anti-terrorism law for their roles in the girls' deaths and wounding of a fourth in Central Sulawesi province in 2005, a statement from the attorney general's Office said.

Indonesia is the world's most populous Muslim nation, with 90 percent of its 220 million people practicing a moderate form of the faith. Central Sulawesi has a roughly equal number of Muslim and Christians.....

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