Protesters in Makassar set a local council building on fire after a motorcycle taxi driver was run over by a police vehicle, resulting in at least three deaths and multiple injuries. The three victims included one civil servant and two council staff who were trapped inside the burning building, while at least four others were injured. Videos showed hundreds of people clapping and cheering as the building burned and few security forces were visible. Torched cars lined the streets after a night of unrest. In Jakarta, hundreds gathered at Brimob headquarters and some attempted to breach gates amid reports of isolated looting. The elite Mobile Brigade had earlier used tear gas to disperse demonstrations over low wages and perceived lavish perks for lawmakers.
In Makassar, the biggest city on Indonesia's central Sulawesi island, furious demonstrators torched vehicles and hurled rocks and Molotov cocktails, setting a local council building ablaze. What do we know about the deadly fire? Three people one civil servant and two council staff members perished after being trapped in the burning building while at least four others were injured. "This is beyond our prediction," council secretary Rahmat Mappatoba told the French AFP news agency.
Meanwhile, in the capital Jakarta, hundreds of people gathered outside the headquarters of the Mobile Brigade Corp (Brimob), the notorious paramilitary police unit blamed for the death of motorcycle taxi driver Affan Kuniawan on Thursday. In chaotic scenes, one group of protesters pulled a sign from the building's facade and attempted to break down the gate. Local media reported isolated looting and damage to several transportation facilities in the city.
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