(Image from OMF)From The International Herald Tribune:
JAKARTA, Indonesia: Hundreds of troops were deployed to a tense Indonesian province in the Maluku islands after sectarian violence left two churches and 50 other buildings in flames, police said Wednesday. At least six people were injured.
The region was the scene of fierce clashes between Muslims and Christians in 1999-2001 that left 9,000 dead and hundreds of thousands homeless. Authorities — fearful of a repeat — were quick to restore order this week.
Local police chief Brig. Gen. Muji Waluyo said the violence erupted Tuesday in Masohi, a town on Seram island in Central Maluku province, after a Christian elementary school teacher made a comment about religion that offended a Muslim student.
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My Comment: Another round of Christian - Muslim violence.