EXTREMISTS CAUSING TROUBLE
Received Monday 11.15 p.m.BATAV1A, Aprii 22. Incidents het.ween In'doncsian extremists and allied troops continue in severn! IndonesiUn islands. Terrorists at Kohika, Southeastern Celehes, altaeked a Dutch police detachment, five of wh.orfi were killed and one wounded while eight are mi.ssing. DutCh reinforcements have been sent to the area. A Japanese "ohserver" is reported to be accompanying a band of 300 extremists in the Palopo area of the central C'clebes. Four terrorists were killed and thirteeii captured on Bali. Oue nieinber of a Dntch marine patro.l' Was killed ivhen the patrol was uni.iii.shed' by In'donesians- armed with machine guns and rifl.es in tke SoUrabaya area. The usual exchange of sfnalhtrms and mortar-fire is reporfe'd fi-oin the Seinarang sector-. Aecording to Indonesiah sourC.es, detachments of the In'doiiesian Republicari Army and Indonesian civil police are' swooping dowu 011 a '-"ng of terrorists responsiiile for the mur'der of Australian war crimes investigators Idst We'duesday. The gang has been located in the Buitenzorg sector ahd is stated to be led by two Japanese deserters armed with macliine guns.
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Chronicle (Levin), 23 April 1946, Page 5
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