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Jakarta –
A crowd around the Arjuna Wiwaha horse statue in central Jakarta started a riot by throwing stones and firecrackers at police. The police responded by firing tear gas.
Surveillance detikcomOn Tuesday (10/13/2020), the crowd started throwing stones and bottles at the police in Jalan Medan Merdeka Barat, to be precise in front of the building of the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Affairs (Kemenparekraf). This situation occurred after the crowd of protesters from PA 212 dispersed around 3:40 p.m. WIB.
The police then fired tear gas at the mass at Jalan Medan Merdeka Selatan or around the statue of the horse Arjuna Wiwaha. The mass did not dissolve.
The crowd had time to shake the barbed wire installed at the site. However, the cable was not damaged and remained connected.
The crowd also fired firecrackers at the police and at the Monas. The firecrackers seen lit some people.
 The unbridled crowd around the statue of the horse fired by the police with tear gas (Isal Mawardi, Farih Maulana / detikcom) |
The police responded to this action with tear gas shots. You can see the chaotic mass above the tear gas shot.
Monitoring at the scene, at 4:00 p.m. WIB, the teenager suddenly threw several objects at the police, mostly plastic bottles of mineral water. However, there was a sound of broken glass objects in the chaos.
The police then fired tear gas to repel the crowd of teenagers. The effect of the tear gas caused the masses to retreat towards the horse statue.
(jbr / dhn)
