45 killed in sectarian rioting

Jakarta - The death toll in three days of Muslim-Christian riots in the eastern Indonesian province of Maluku has reached 45 …

Jakarta - The death toll in three days of Muslim-Christian riots in the eastern Indonesian province of Maluku has reached 45 and was likely to rise, reports said yesterday.

Terrified foreigners fled Indonesia's spice islands after fighting which is threatening to tear the nation apart.

The 40 mostly American and British Bible translators flew to the northern Australian city of Darwin.

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