The violent mob comprised of hundreds of people started to hurl stones to a mosque and eventually set fires on it along with eleven kiosks and six public houses in the location.
Source/Credit: Global Post
By Xinhua News Agency | July 18, 2015
JAKARTA: A violent mob from a Christian congregation dismissed a Muslim rite of Eid prayer in Tolikara regency in Indonesia's easternmost province of Papua on Friday morning, arson a mosque and set ablaze public houses and kiosks.
The violence that was carried out by violent mob from Indonesian Bible Church (GIDI) congregation dispersed the Muslims who were in the middle of the prayer, forced them to seek refuge to a military compound to avoid violent act from the mob.
Papua Police headquarters Spokesperson Rudolf Patrice Renwarin said that the violence occurred at 7:00 a.m. local time.
"The mob repeatedly shouted out to forbid the conduction of the Eid prayer in Tolikara," he was quoted by a local media as saying.
He added that it made the Muslims stopped their prayer and sought refuge to the military compound located nearby the scene.
However, an hour later, the violent mob comprised of hundreds of people started to hurl stones to a mosque and eventually set fires on it along with eleven kiosks and six public houses in the location.
The violent mob finally dismissed themselves after police and military personnel made warning shots with their rifles into the air. Rudolf said that the situation in the regency was now under control.
He said that no one was hurt in the event, while losses from the arson were still being calculated at the moment.
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well ... to be fair this is less of a riot against Muslims as a riot against an occupying power. Indonesia is occupying West Papua. There is plenty of discrimination against Muslims in this world, this is not a good example.
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