Troops on Alert After Violence Flares
From Times Wire Reports
Troops guarded three locations in Indonesia after separate outbreaks of Christmas violence in which dozens were injured, government officials and police said. Outside the Sumatran city of Medan, about 5,000 people stormed the red-light district on Friday. The protesters were demanding the closure of the area during Ramadan, the Muslim fasting month. In two incidents on Sulawesi island, a discotheque and a government building were set on fire.
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