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Indonesian president denounces religious violence

Indonesia's president says violent, hard-line groups should be disbanded after mobs set churches on fire and killed three members of a minority Islamic sect.

 

The attacks raised concerns about escalating religious intolerance in the secular nation that has more than 220 million Muslims, most of whom are moderate. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who relies heavily on Islamic parties in parliament and rarely criticizes hard-liners, did not identify any group by name Wednesday. (AP)

 


פרסום ראשון: 02.09.11, 23:41