The BBC's Jonathan Head: "This seems to have become frighteningly familiar in Indonesia"

At least seven charred bodies were pulled out of the wreckage of a gambling hall after a fight broke out between local Muslims and Christians from the Moluccan islands.

The gambling hall had been burnt out along with seven churches and one Catholic school.

Six people, all of them Christians, died on Sunday from knife and machete wounds.

Jonathan Head reports on the aftermath of the violence

While the city was reported quiet on Monday, many Christian schools remained closed. Troops have patrolled areas worst hit by violence.

In a fresh appeal for calm, President Habibie warned that continued unrest would hold back economic recovery. Calls for restraint were also issued by religious and opposition leaders.

Frenzied crowd

According to reports, Muslims attacked the gambling hall, near a Christian church in Chinatown because they believed it was being used by Christians from the eastern island of Ambon, said to be responsible for an alleged assault on a mosque.

Crowd trashed equipment belonging to a Christian church

A mob of Muslim youths, armed with spears and knives, then set fire to four Christian churches.

Around 20 worshipers fled, but were chased by members of the crowd.

One senior police officer was rushed to hospital after being slashed across the face with a machete.

Many of the Christians were later evacuated from their homes to prevent further attacks.

Christians targeted

According to the Red Cross, at least five of the dead found on Sunday were Ambonese Catholics, who had been slashed with knives and broken bottles.

Families were left to grieve over senseless deaths

Some of the mob mutilated and jumped on bodies as they lay lined up on display on the road.

Local television stations reported that 10 people were arrested.

Looting and arson were reported in several areas in the north and west of the capital.

About 90% of Indonesians are Muslims. Christian groups say more than 400 churches have been burnt down over the past five years.