Two suspects, a Bangladesh national and a Rohingya, stand while an Aceh police official, Fadillah Aditiya Pratama speaks during a news conference, after smuggling at least 400 Rohingyas refugees in early December, at a police office in Banda Aceh, Aceh province, Indonesia, December 27, 2023. Antara Foto/Irwansyah Putra/via REUTERS
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (Reuters) -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, demanding they be deported, Reuters footage showed.
A city police spokesperson in Banda Aceh did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
