Indonesian, Australia leaders trade jabs over spying allegations


  • World
  • Tuesday, 19 Nov 2013

JAKARTA/SYDNEY (Reuters) - The leaders of Indonesia and Australia traded punches on Tuesday in a row over alleged spying by Canberra, with both sides refusing to back down in a growing rift between the two often uneasy neighbours.

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono used Twitter, following the recall of Indonesia's ambassador to Australia the previous day, to accuse Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott of dismissing his country's concerns.

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