13 killed in Indonesia

Jakarta - Thirteen people were killed when troops and police opened fire to fend off a mass attack by rioters in West Kalimantan…

Jakarta - Thirteen people were killed when troops and police opened fire to fend off a mass attack by rioters in West Kalimantan province, a report said yesterday.

Singkawang, the main town of the Sambas district, remained tense yesterday, a day after thousands of ethnic Malays and Dayaks entered the town and clashed with security forces blocking their attempt to free 100 people detained earlier in the week.