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Indonesia riots: six dead after protesters clash with troops over election result
Source: The Guardian
Indonesia riots: six dead after protesters clash with troops over election result
Vehicles set alight in Jakarta after supporters of losing candidate take to the streets
Kate Lamb in Jakarta and agencies
Wed 22 May 2019 12.21 BST First published on Wed 22 May 2019 02.21 BST
Six people are dead and more than 200 injured, according to Jakarta’s governor, after protesters clashed with security forces and set fire to a police dormitory and vehicles in the Indonesian capital Jakarta following the release of official election results.
Protests by supporters of an unsuccessful presidential candidate turned violent late on Tuesday and continued through the night, said the national police spokesman, Dedi Prasetyo. Police said they had arrested 20 “provocateurs”.
The Jakarta governor, Anies Baswedan, said hospitals were conducting postmortems to determine the causes of the deaths.
Authorities are still investigating and are not willing to rule out the involvement of “third-party provocateurs”, said the police chief, Tito Karnavian.
Jakarta has been on edge in recent days amid simmering tensions over April’s presidential election. Official results on Tuesday confirmed the incumbent, President Joko Widodo, had won a second term with 55.5% of the vote.
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Vehicles set alight in Jakarta after supporters of losing candidate take to the streets
Kate Lamb in Jakarta and agencies
Wed 22 May 2019 12.21 BST First published on Wed 22 May 2019 02.21 BST
Six people are dead and more than 200 injured, according to Jakarta’s governor, after protesters clashed with security forces and set fire to a police dormitory and vehicles in the Indonesian capital Jakarta following the release of official election results.
Protests by supporters of an unsuccessful presidential candidate turned violent late on Tuesday and continued through the night, said the national police spokesman, Dedi Prasetyo. Police said they had arrested 20 “provocateurs”.
The Jakarta governor, Anies Baswedan, said hospitals were conducting postmortems to determine the causes of the deaths.
Authorities are still investigating and are not willing to rule out the involvement of “third-party provocateurs”, said the police chief, Tito Karnavian.
Jakarta has been on edge in recent days amid simmering tensions over April’s presidential election. Official results on Tuesday confirmed the incumbent, President Joko Widodo, had won a second term with 55.5% of the vote.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/may/22/indonesia-riots-protesters-clash-with-security-forces-over-election-result
