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Image to the right: Christians have previously suffered violence in the Poso district - in the foreground is a house that was burned down, in the background a house that the Danish European Mission made sure was built for the Christian family living there.<\/em><\/p>\nThe fire at the church started when a collection box was doused with kerosene and then set on fire. The flames spread to the priest's home. Only the intervention of the fire brigade and volunteers prevented the fire from spreading and causing serious damage to the two buildings. Pastor Aben thanked the villagers, including a number of Muslims, who had come to the rescue and played a crucial role in preventing the fire from spreading.<\/p>\n
On October 22, two car bombs exploded near a police checkpoint. Three people were injured, including two police officers who were on duty when it happened. Investigators believe that the checkpoint was the target of the explosion.<\/p>\n
\"The terrorists used sophisticated equipment and detonated the bomb remotely using a mobile device,\" police said.<\/p>\n
In recent weeks, Poso has experienced renewed sectarian violence. There have been attacks on buildings owned by Christians, including church buildings.<\/p>\n Likewise, two police officers have been murdered under mysterious circumstances. They disappeared while investigating a recent attack on a prominent member of the Christian community. Their bodies were found eight days later on the side of the road near a training center with links to an extremist Muslim group.<\/span><\/p>\n Between 1997 and 2001, Christians and Muslims were involved in a violent conflict on the island of Sulawesi and the nearby Moluccas archipelago. Thousands of people died and hundreds of churches and mosques were destroyed. Thousands of homes were also destroyed. Around half a million people were made homeless, including 25,000 in Poso alone.<\/p>\n On December 20, 2001, the two sides agreed to a ceasefire that was signed in Malino, South Sulawesi, following a government peace initiative. The local population is divided equally between Christians and Muslims.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" An unidentified group set fire to a church in Madale. A quick response from church members and some Muslims brought the fire under control and damage was limited. In another incident, three people were injured in an explosion, including two police officers. The tensions are creating insecurity.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":1698,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"gamle_kategorier":[],"land":[482],"class_list":["post-1694","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ikke-kategoriseret","land-indonesien","infinite-scroll-item","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-33"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/forfulgtekristne.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/poso2.png\")
Image right: This is not the first time a church has been burned down in Poso. The image is from a church in Poso that was destroyed during attacks on Christians in 2000. On the top left is Secretary General Henrik Ertner Rasmussen.
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