Lacking demolition charges, Dutch airmen on Java simply punched holes in the Fokkers' floats and wings. The 13 aircraft sank to the bottom of the river intact, settling in upright positions. In spring 2001, one plane of each type will be brought to the surface. These will be shipped to the Netherlands for restoration. A decision will be made later about the fate of the others.
Indonesian authorities are in disagreement about ownership of the planes.
They thought they owned East Timor. Next, they're going to lose West Papua. On the last day of a U.N. conference in June to accelerate progress toward women's equality, activists denounced the lack of concrete action to help innocent women caught in armed conflicts -even though a landmark gathering in Beijing five years ago identified women in conflicts as one of the main areas of concern. During eight years of fighting, rebel forces led by Foday Sankoh have killed tens of thousands of civilians and systematically maimed many more, including women and children. None of this is new.