Hundreds of ethnic Chinese fled a northern Indonesian town Tuesday after stone-throwing mobs attacked their shops and homes in a second day of rioting there. Residents said riot police shot and killed two people. Looters, some of them shouting separatist slogans, rampaged through the business district, grabbing sacks of rice and bottles of soybean, ketchup, boxes of noodles, fans and electrical wiring. Many shops were empty, abandoned by their owners. Ninety fugitives, meanwhile, were on the run after crowds stormed a prison Monday in the biggest riot since deadly unrest in May helped oust former President Suharto.
Ethnic Chinese Flee Northern Indonesian Town
HeadlineSep 02, 1998