Mr. Ridwan Salamun was killed on 21 August 2010 while covering news on a communal clash between villagers from Banda Ely and Fiditan in Tual, Maluku. Mr. Ridwan Salamun suffered fatal injuries from a spear wound and a gash on his head. The communal clash was triggered by a minor disagreement that quickly escalated into violence between the villagers. Residents of Banda Ely reportedly told a motorcyclist from Mangun hamlet, Fiditan, Tual to slow down while driving through their neighborhood. The motorcyclist then went back to his own neighborhood and gathered together some friends to attack those who allegedly rebuked him. Relations between these two communities have been fragile since the conflict in Tual in 1999. Clashes between Muslim and Christian groups figured prominently during this conflict which lasted for several years, from 1999 to 2002.Banda Ely is a community of Muslim settlers who originally came from Key Besar, while Fiditan is a predominantly Christian community. Villagers from Banda Ely are people who were internally displaced due to the conflict in the place where they originally came from.