20201005 Mob sets fire to tourist spot over alleged ‘sinful activities’
Indonesia Oct 05 2020 “Other”
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Mob sets fire to tourist spot over alleged ‘sinful activities’
Updated: 2020–10–07
Hundreds of people staged a protest and destroyed facilities at a tourist spot called Bukit Bintang (hill of stars) in Larangan Badung village, Pamekasan regency on Madura Island, East Java, on Monday. The mob demanded the tourist spot be shut down, alleging the place was a location for The protest soon turned violent as some people started to damage facilities in the area, including fences and shelters for visitors, with several protesters burning down a hut in the area.
The fire quickly spread to other huts, despite efforts by some people in the area to put out the blaze. Police and military personnel as well as members of the Pamekasan Public Order Agency (Satpol PP) also failed to extinguish the fire.
Kholil, the coordinator of the protest, said the tourist establishment had caused unrest among the locals for allegedly being a popu…
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