Indonesia anti-Israel rallies draw wide spectrum


  • World
  • Sunday, 06 Aug 2006

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Protesters from a wide ideological and religious spectrum demonstrated in cities across Indonesia on Sunday against Israeli actions in Lebanon, but a key rally in Jakarta drew far fewer participants than forecast. 

The leader of Indonesia's second-largest Muslim group, Muhammadiyah, had spoken earlier of a million person march, but less than 2,000 appeared at the capital's main traffic circle to hear speeches condemning Israel and the United States and only about 5,000 after the protest shifted to the U.S. embassy. 

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