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ambon

1

[ am-bon ]

noun

, plural am·bo·nes [am-, boh, -neez].


Ambon

2

[ ahm-bawn ]

noun

  1. an island in the central Moluccas, in easterb Indonesia. 314 sq. mi. (813 sq. km).
  2. a seaport on this island.

Ambon

/ ˈɑːmbɔːn /

noun

  1. AlsoAmboina an island in Indonesia, in the Moluccas. Capital: Amboina. Area: 1000 sq km (386 sq miles)
  2. AlsoAmboinaæmˈbɔɪnə a port in the Moluccas, the capital of Ambon (Amboina) island
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Rumphius identified the fruit's tough outer skin as the source of its pungency, noting how the people of Indonesia's Ambon Island had a habit of disposing of the noxious rinds on the shoreline.

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Zulkarnaen argued that although he was a leader of the network’s military wing, he was not involved in the operation of the Bali bombings, as he was focused on organizing his squad for sectarian conflicts in Ambon and Poso and in the southern Philippines.

He was also the mastermind of a bomb attack on the official residence of the Philippine ambassador in Jakarta in 2000 that killed two people, and the architect of sectarian conflict in Ambon and Poso from 1998 to 2000.

Conflicts between Christians and Muslims in Ambon, the provincial capital of the Molluca islands, left more than 5,000 people dead and half a million displaced.

Zulkarnaen argued that he was a leader of the network’s military wing but was not involved in the operation of the Bali bombings, as he was focused on organizing his squad for sectarian conflicts in Ambon and Poso and in the southern Philippines.

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