PHOTOS: Anti-Ahok protest turns violent as Muslim hardliners attack police
A massive demonstration by tens of thousands of Indonesian Muslims against Jakarta's governor turned ugly Friday as hardliners burned police cars and clashed with officers, who responded with tear gas and water cannon. The ugly scenes -- just metres from the presidential palace -- marred an otherwise peaceful rally against governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, a Christian accused of insulting Islam.
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