Indonesia - Riots update

(14 May 1998) T/I: 10:52:38


Up to 15,000 soldiers have been deployed to restore order in the Indonesian capital Jakarta after days of riots in which at least 18 civilians and three soldiers died. Some armoured vehicles were positioned near a university where an anti-government protest was held, but made no immediate move to intervene in the demonstration. However, officers were nowhere to be found in many areas, allowing mobs to run wild, adding to the chaos.



SHOWS:

JAKARTA, INDONESIA, 14/5
WS national monument and main mosque;
CU mosque;
VS people running from security;
Smoke over street;
General looting;
Department store on fire;
VS fire;
VS looters stuck in burning building;
Looters jumping from first floor ledge to safety;
Looters unfurl sheets to escape flames;
APCs arriving;
WS Hyatt hotel with fire behind;
Helicopter overhead;
City skyline;
Smoke over city;
CU soldier,
Fires in background;
VS burning vehicles;
Crowds;
Armed troops patrol;
Crowd throwing stones;
Police vehicle on patrol;
Interior office looting;
Looters remove goods from buildings;
Looters carry boxes;
Crowd set fire to furniture in the street;
Tracking along street past fires;
High shot tanks in street;
MS army arriving in force;

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