Jakarta – Muslim protesters set fire to a Myanmar flag outside the Myanmar Embassy in Central Jakarta on Wednesday during a demonstration urging an end to violence against the country's Rohingya Muslim minority.
After the flag was burned, the protesters threw rocks and mineral water bottles at the embassy and the police assigned to guard the embassy. The protesters also attempted to get through barbed wire.
The heated condition de-escalated after the protesters chanted shalawat (devotional songs), kompas.com reported.
Central Jakarta Police chief Sr. Comr. Suyudi Ario Seto said the police tried to maintain a peaceful atmosphere during the protest. "There might have been provocateurs, but we were not provoked," Suyudi said. (cal)