Indonesian protesters storm refugee shelter calling for deportation of Rohingya


Protesters burn tyres during a protest rejecting Rohingya refugees in Banda Aceh, Aceh province on Dec 27, 2023. - AP

BANDA ACEH: A large crowd of Indonesian students stormed a convention centre housing hundreds of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar in the city of Banda Aceh on Wednesday (Dec 27), demanding they be deported, Reuters footage showed.

A city police spokesperson in Banda Aceh did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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