136 die in poll clashes

JAKARTA - At least 136 people have died in election clashes which degenerated into mass riots in the South Kalimantan capital…

JAKARTA - At least 136 people have died in election clashes which degenerated into mass riots in the South Kalimantan capital of Banjarmasin, police said yesterday, as the search for more bodies continued.

A policeman said he had found 131 charred bodies in a building set alight by protesters during riots. More than 180 people were arrested in connection with the riots, which erupted on the last day of Indonesia's campaign for Thursday's elections.

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