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Second night of post-election violence in Indonesia

Indonesia Election Protests

Supporters of Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto clash with the police in Jakarta, Indonesia Source: AP

Violence has rocked Indonesia in the wake of the presidential election.


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By Stergos Kastelloriou

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Violence has rocked Indonesia in the wake of the presidential election.


Indonesian police fired water cannon and rubber bullets at protesters setting fires and trying to breach barbed wire barricades on Wednesday as demonstrations over the outcome of the presidential election hit the capital for a second night.

The riots followed an announcement on Tuesday by the General Election Commission (KPU) confirming that President Joko Widodo had beaten his challenger, former general Prabowo Subianto, in the April 17 poll.

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