"Holy Terror"

An Indonesian soldier stands guard
" PHOTOGRAPH FOR TIME BY KEMAL JUFRI/IMAJI PRESS "

An Indonesian soldier guards the remains of the Eklesia church in Poso. Authorities are outgunned by the Laskar militia, and find it difficult to keep order in the face of back-room political support for both sides. ""Whenever we try to do something, it seems like someone from the top stops it,"" says one policeman

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