Word: tentena
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...back, and killing anyone who resisted. Batelemba, Tangkura, Sangginora, Dewua?the rolling tide of destruction 18 km long left the once prosperous settlements blackened ruins and thousands of residents hiding in nearby jungle or fleeing to the relative safety of the closest sizable Christian enclave, the lakeside town of Tentena...
...foray by locals bent on revenge. This time, Tangalu soon realized, the attackers had more long-range intentions. So she and her family walked for two more days through the jungle. A police car escorted the family to a Christian rescue group, which then took them to safety in Tentena, where they are staying with some 20 other refugee families in a school building, joining the 40,000 refugees scattered throughout the town. Tangalu is worried about whether they will be safe even in Tentena. And she is worried, too, for her grandson, who wakes up at night, crying, hugging...
...other side retaliated, anything was possible: "If one Muslim is killed by a Christian, we're going to chase him to his grave." Days later Laskar launched its all-out attack that left behind smoldering villages and tens of thousands of refugees fleeing toward the safety of Tentena, an hour's drive inland from Poso. The raids have died down, but only after Christian sources reported that Laskar troops took over the last remaining road connecting Tentena to the outside world. That's when Christian community leaders like Pelima feared the worst and words like genocide began to appear...
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