Jakarta streets quiet on holiday after more than a week of protests

JAKARTA: The streets of Indonesia’s capital were quiet on Friday morning after more than a week of sometimes violent protests, as the Muslim-majority country celebrated a holiday marking the Prophet Muhammad’s birthday. Crowds, led by students, workers and rights groups, took to the streets of Jakarta last week to protest against MPs’ housing allowances. Unrest spread across the country after a police vehicle hit and killed a motorcycle taxi driver at one rally.

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