Indonesia - Two journalists badly injured by shots fired by riot police

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Shots fired by riot police using rubber bullets and teargas injured two reporters covering protests against fuel prize hikes on 17 June. Anton Nugroho of Jakarta-based Trans 7 TV, was hit in the left eye by a rubber bullet at a protest in the western province of Jambi. According to local press reports, Aroby Kilerley of Mata Public was hit by a teargas canister at a protest on the eastern island Ternate, “Initial reports suggest that the journalists were not targeted but only thorough (...)

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