Makassar – Students of Muhammadiyah University were involved in a clash with police officers after a rally to commemorate National Awakening Day at their campus on Jl. Sultan Alaudin, Makassar, on Wednesday.
The students threw stones, arrows and Molotov cocktails at people outside the campus building, as well as using papporo (homemade guns), while police threw tear gas and spouted water cannons. Residents who were angry because the rally blocked the road also threw stones at the students.
The clash occurred at 5 p.m. local time when the police tried to disperse the rally, which had been conducted since morning.
University officials tried to calm the students and asked them to disperse but efforts failed as the clash continued. As this report was published the clash was not fully under control.
A similar clash also occurred between police officers and students of Allaudin State Islamic University on Wednesday. But it ended quickly and the situation returned to normal.