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Hundreds protest over savings dispute

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Associated Press - October 6, 1998

Jakarta – Hundreds of people protested in a town in South Sulawesi Tuesday after failing to get their money out of a financially troubled local savings agency.

Police said no one was injured or arrested in the protest in Pinrang, a coastal town about 1,370 kilometers (856 miles) northeast of Jakarta. Local deputy police commander Maj. John To'longan, said some demonstrators threw stones at local government buildings.

He said the mob, numbering up to 500, also tried to attack the home of a senior local government official. However, they were blocked by police and later dispersed.

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