Police and demonstrators clashed during protests in Yogyakarta late on Tuesday, with 154 people detained over the unrest. (Reuters pic)YOGYAKARTA: Indonesian police detained more than 150 people after protesters clashed with security forces in Yogyakarta city southeast of the capital overnight, a spokeswoman said Wednesday.
The violence followed demonstrations across several Indonesian cities on Tuesday 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 8:00 pm (1300 GMT), aiming firecrackers and hurling rocks and Molotov cocktails toward the building, police said in a statement Wednesday.
