Palangkaraya, Indonesia - Republic of
INDONESIAN SOLDIER AND POLICE SEARCH FOR WEAPONS IN PALANGKARAYA.
Indonesian soldiers and police stop motorists to search for weapons in the Central Kalimantan capital of Palangkaraya February 27, 2001, in an attempt to stem a wave of violence in the province, where indigenous Dayaks have been killing Madurese immigrants. Indonesian police have began shooting rioters in the province to halt a wave of ethnic violence that has killed hundreds and stoked international concern about the country's fragility.
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