INDONESIA: ETHNIC CHINESE BECOME VICTIMS OF ONGOING RIOTING
Natural Sound The Indonesian military flew in reinforcements on Thursday as hundreds of Chinese people fled Indonesia s thirdlargest city Medan. The ethnic Chinese have become victims of ongoing rioting which started with student protests against a rise in fuel, electricity and transport prices. Hundreds of looters shouted Burn it down as they banged on kerosene drums and hurled stones at a Chineseowned shop in Titipatan, a town near Medan. They scattered when police moved in. Truckl
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