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Hundreds riot in Eastern Indonesia over new transport terminal

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ABC International News - March 15, 1997

Hundreds of people have rioted in a town on the eastern Indonesian island of Lombok, over the building of a new transport terminal.

Police said the riot in the town of Praya resulted in damage to the new terminal, located outside the town, and to shops built at the site of the old terminal. No casualties or arrests were reported.

The official Antara newsagency said the rioters had also attacked the residence of the businessman who built the new terminal.

The protestors included public transport minibus drivers, who said the new terminal had greatly reduced their income because passengers were reluctant to use it.

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