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| Arrests over violence in Sulawesi | Arrests over violence in Sulawesi |
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| Fifteen Muslim men have been arrested in connection with a spate of attacks on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi in recent years, police say. | Fifteen Muslim men have been arrested in connection with a spate of attacks on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi in recent years, police say. |
| The attacks include the beheading of three Christian schoolgirls last year and the bombing of two markets in 2004. | The attacks include the beheading of three Christian schoolgirls last year and the bombing of two markets in 2004. |
| Sporadic attacks between Sulawesi's Muslims and Christians have continued despite a peace deal signed four years ago that put an end to fighting. | Sporadic attacks between Sulawesi's Muslims and Christians have continued despite a peace deal signed four years ago that put an end to fighting. |
| There has been a surge in attacks in the province in recent weeks. | There has been a surge in attacks in the province in recent weeks. |
| The men were arrested after an eight-month investigation, police said. | The men were arrested after an eight-month investigation, police said. |
| Another 29 suspects are still at large. | Another 29 suspects are still at large. |
| VIOLENT PAST Previously known as Celebes, Sulawesi is Indonesia's fourth largest island 80% of residents are Muslim, while 17% are Christian A December 1998 brawl in Poso led to months of religious violence in which hundreds died Flashpoint: Sulawesi | |
| They are suspected of being involved in 13 separate attacks between 2001 and 2006. | They are suspected of being involved in 13 separate attacks between 2001 and 2006. |
| These include the beheading and mutilation of three teenage girls who were attacked on their way to school near the city of Poso, in eastern Sulawesi, in October 2005. | These include the beheading and mutilation of three teenage girls who were attacked on their way to school near the city of Poso, in eastern Sulawesi, in October 2005. |
| The recent rise in tension on Sulawesi has been attributed by many to the execution of three Christians in September for their role in the province's long-running conflict, the BBC's Lucy Williamson in Jakarta says. | The recent rise in tension on Sulawesi has been attributed by many to the execution of three Christians in September for their role in the province's long-running conflict, the BBC's Lucy Williamson in Jakarta says. |
| But others say it is the heavy presence - and behaviour - of the security forces which is fuelling the unrest, she adds. | But others say it is the heavy presence - and behaviour - of the security forces which is fuelling the unrest, she adds. |
| Indonesian Vice-President Yusuf Kalla is in the province this week to meet religious leaders and try and ease the tensions. | Indonesian Vice-President Yusuf Kalla is in the province this week to meet religious leaders and try and ease the tensions. |