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Protesters Torch Parliament Building in Indonesia’s Papua
Thousands of protesters in Indonesia’s West Papua province set fire to a local Parliament building on Monday in a violent protest against the alleged insults and arrests of Papuan students, officials said.
The angered mob torched the building and set fire to tires and twigs on several blocked roads leading to a seaport, shopping centres and offices in Manokwari, the capital city of West Papua province, said Vice Governor Mohammad Lakotani.
“The city’s economy has been paralysed by the demonstrators,” Mr Lakotani said. “Negotiations between protesters and the authorities are currently underway to end the riots.”
Television footage showed orange flames and gray smoke billowing from the burning parliament building.
Mr Lakotani said the demonstration was sparked by accusations that Indonesian police, backed by the military, arrested and insulted dozens of Papuan students in their dormitories in the East Java cities of Surabaya and Malang a day earlier.
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