By NINIEK KARMINI, Associated Press
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) Indonesians furious through an anti-Islam movie hurled dirt and also Molotov cocktails on the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta on Monday, marking the best physical violence throughout the actual international most populous Muslim country because outrage exploded last week within the Middle East and beyond.
Eleven police officers were hospitalized immediately after getting pelted with bolders and also scratched together with bamboo sheets sticks, said Jakarta Police Chief Maj. Gen. Untung Rajad. Four protesters were arrested plus at the very least one hospitalized.
Protesters burnt a picture of President Barack Obama, whom expended portion connected with his when we are children existing here. They likewise tried to help torch a fireplace motor parked outside your embassy, ripping a hose from your automobile plus igniting it, which directed plumes with charcoal smoke cigars billowing skyward.
Molotov cocktails exploded against a fence surrounding the actual mixture when court arrest used a bullhorn to help require relaxed and used drinking water cannons as well as tear petrol to try to disperse the crowd.
"We will destroy America like that flag," a protester screamed although burning a new U.S. flag. "We will probably fall in love with away the American ambassador from the actual country."
The demonstration started out peacefully seeing that many $ 100 or so protesters from your Islamic People's Forum as well as Front associated with Islamic Defenders, many attired inside white, marched toward the particular diplomatic mission. The protesters paused for you to notice afternoon desires regarding 100 yards (yards) outside the house the embassy, after that summarized the rally. They used boulders at riot court arrest who seem to used shields for you to push the particular guests back.
Munarman, a spokesman for that Front involving Islamic Defenders, advised reporters at the world that that U.S. govt is to blame for that filmmaker who insulted Islam, irrespective of legislation protecting overall flexibility connected with speech.
"We will proceed that will protest until the actual U.S. administration calls for suitable legitimate action against them," he said.
Demonstrations have been in addition stored Monday inside Indonesian metropolitan areas of Medan and also Bandung. Over that end of the week within the main Java city associated with Solo, protesters stormed KFC plus McDonald's restaurants, forcing shoppers in order to abandon and management to near the particular stores.
The privately made American-made picture "Innocence associated with Muslims" ridicules Islam in addition to represents the Prophet Muhammad for a fraud, a new womanizer and a new pedophile. The low-budget motion picture offers instigated violent protests next to U.S. embassies along with other targets in several countries while in the Middle East plus beyond.
Access towards video clip has become clogged in Indonesia following a govt announced this illegal, while several clips may possibly still be seen on-line Monday. Most regarding the particular secular country's 210 million Muslims practice a modest form of the actual religion.
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