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Thousands of protesters in Jakarta amid fury over Christian governor
Tens of thousands of Muslims poured into central Jakarta on Dec. 2, to protest against the city’s governor, a Christian accused of insulting the Koran, fuelling tension that has alarmed Indonesian President Joko Widodo.
Widodo has blamed “political actors” for exploiting the…