Cell Ringtone Sparks Indonesian Tribal War

theatlanticwire.com

By Max Fisher | November 19, 2010

Tribes matter in Papua, the large Indonesian province on New Guinea. Though it might appear anachronistic to those of us in the West, old tribal allegiances, and even inter-tribal tensions, sometimes remain even in Papua’s rapidly modernizing cities, including the capital of Jayapura. That’s where hundreds of Wamena tribe members recently attacked a neighborhood mostly populated by the Yoka tribe, damaging or destroying dozens of homes and seriously injuring three people. MORE …

Tribal clashes erupt in eastern Indonesia due to offensive ringtone

islandcrisis.net

20 11 2010

JAYAPURA, INDONESIA (BNO NEWS) — Three people were arrested on Thursday after an ‘offensive ringtone’ led to tribal violence in the eastern region of Indonesia that resulted in dozens of homes and motorcycles being set on fire.

Hundreds of members of the Wamena and Yoka tribe in Jayapura, Papua clashed violently with bows, axes, and air-pressure rifles, burning 23 homes, 12 motorcycles and two cars, while damaging another 56 homes. MORE …

Three arrested over Indonesian ringtone mayhem

AFP

20 11 2010

JAYAPURA, Indonesia — Indonesian police said they had arrested three men Thursday after two Melanesian tribes clashed with machetes and arrows over a mobile phone ringtone.

Hundreds of Wamena tribesmen descended on members of the Yoka tribe on Wednesday morning in the Papua provincial capital Jayapura, after learning that Yokas were sharing a ringtone which insulted Wamenas. MORE …

~ par Alain Bertho sur 20 novembre 2010.

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