Protesters pelt Malaysian embassy in Jakarta with eggs over Indonesian migrant worker shooting


A protester throws eggs during a demonstration in front of the Malaysian Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, following a fatal shooting of an Indonesian migrant worker in neighboring waters. - AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

JAKARTA: Dozens of Indonesians, angered over the fatal shooting of an Indonesian migrant worker in neighbouring waters, threw eggs on Thursday (Jan 30) at the Malaysian embassy in Indonesia’s capital.

A 50-year-old migrant worker was shot dead and four others wounded on Jan. 24 after the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency, or APMM, opened fire on their boat for alleged trespassing in the waters off Tanjung Rhu Beach in Selangor state.

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