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Sun, 02/01/2009 - 22:55
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N MALUKU SCOUTS RAISE FUNDS FOR SUFFERING PALESTINIAN PEOPLE

Ternate, Indonesia, Feb. 1 (ANTARA) - The North Maluku scout quarters held a fund raising activity to help relieve the suffering of Palestinians who had been victim of Israeli military attacks.

"We are doing this as an act of solidarity on the Palestinian victims," Head of the North Maluku scout quarters' working council Suhryanto said here Sunday.

The fund raising activity, joined by Ternate school students since last week has managed to collect 11.6 million rupiah.
He said that the N Maluku scout quarters will continue the raising funds from at govenment offices and big companies in Ternate.

Their first coverage was people in crowded places followed by bus stations in the city.

"The money would be sent to the National Scourt Quarters in Jakarta and then sent to the relevant authorities in Palestine which will eventually pass on the money to the victims," Suhryanto added.

Earlier, the North Maluku chapter of the prosperous justice party (PKS) also held a similar activity for the Palestinian people.

The people of North Maluku has a deep care for the Palistinian people, which was demonstrated by their fund raising activity, rallies and boycotts of Israeli and American products.


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