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| Indonesia beheadings trial opens | Indonesia beheadings trial opens |
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| A Muslim man has gone on trial in Jakarta over the beheading of three Christian schoolgirls in the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. | A Muslim man has gone on trial in Jakarta over the beheading of three Christian schoolgirls in the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. |
| Hasanuddin is the first of three suspects to face trial over the October 2005 killings, which shocked Indonesia. | Hasanuddin is the first of three suspects to face trial over the October 2005 killings, which shocked Indonesia. |
| All three men could be sentenced to death if found guilty. | All three men could be sentenced to death if found guilty. |
| The murders threatened to reignite violence between Sulawesi's Muslims and Christians, which has continued despite a 2002 peace deal. | The murders threatened to reignite violence between Sulawesi's Muslims and Christians, which has continued despite a 2002 peace deal. |
| Tensions have risen in recent weeks following the execution of three Christian militants in September, for attacks against Muslims in 2000. | Tensions have risen in recent weeks following the execution of three Christian militants in September, for attacks against Muslims in 2000. |
| Religious motive? | Religious motive? |
| Hasanuddin said nothing as he arrived in the packed courtroom, according to the BBC's correspondent in Jakarta, Lucy Williamson. | Hasanuddin said nothing as he arrived in the packed courtroom, according to the BBC's correspondent in Jakarta, Lucy Williamson. |
| VIOLENT PAST Previously known as Celebes, Sulawesi is Indonesia's fourth largest island80% of residents are Muslim, while 17% are ChristianA December 1998 brawl in Poso led to months of religious violence in which hundreds died Flashpoint Sulawesi | |
| He faces charges of premeditated murder and carrying out acts of terrorism, she says. | He faces charges of premeditated murder and carrying out acts of terrorism, she says. |
| The three schoolgirls were beheaded as they walked to the private Christian school near their home in the town of Poso, in central Sulawesi. | The three schoolgirls were beheaded as they walked to the private Christian school near their home in the town of Poso, in central Sulawesi. |
| One of their heads was discovered outside a church, adding to the belief that the murders were religiously motivated. | One of their heads was discovered outside a church, adding to the belief that the murders were religiously motivated. |
| Speaking before the trials opened, the men's' lawyer told the Associated Press that all three had admitted involvement in the killings, which they said were aimed at avenging Muslim deaths. | Speaking before the trials opened, the men's' lawyer told the Associated Press that all three had admitted involvement in the killings, which they said were aimed at avenging Muslim deaths. |
| The trial is being held in Jakarta for security reasons. | The trial is being held in Jakarta for security reasons. |
| Sulawesi has long been the scene of violent attacks between Christians and Muslims. | Sulawesi has long been the scene of violent attacks between Christians and Muslims. |
| More than 1,000 people are believed to have been killed during two years of violence triggered by a brawl between Christian and Muslim gangs in December 1998. | More than 1,000 people are believed to have been killed during two years of violence triggered by a brawl between Christian and Muslim gangs in December 1998. |
| Indonesia is the world's most populous Muslim nation, but Christianity is commonplace in some parts of Sulawesi. | Indonesia is the world's most populous Muslim nation, but Christianity is commonplace in some parts of Sulawesi. |