YOGYAKARTA, Nov 11 — Indonesian police detained more than 150 people after protesters clashed with security forces in Yogyakarta city southeast of the capital overnight, a spokesman said today.
The violence followed demonstrations across several Indonesian cities yesterday over the government’s management of the economy, its handling of devastating wildfires and stagnant wages.
Around 100 people gathered near Yogyakarta’s parliament around 8pm (1300 GMT), aiming firecrackers and hurling rocks and Molotov cocktails toward the building, police said in a statement today.
Authorities responded by deploying tactical vehicles to disperse the crowd. Police said they seized evidence including six Molotov cocktails and 12 firecrackers.
