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Pedicab drivers take to streets

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Agence France Presse - March 1, 2000

In Indonesia, hundreds of drivers of the popular three-wheeled pedicabs took to the streets late last night.

According to reports by the official Antara News Agency, they were rallying against a local government decision banning them many of the streets in Jakarta.

The protests eventually turned violent, injuring two security guards who were trying to restrain the protestors. The demonstrators also set fire to two government vehicles and a private car. Police were eventually deployed to the scene and calm was restored.

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