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| Thousands of people have taken to the streets of the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, to protest against Monday's visit by US President George W Bush. | Thousands of people have taken to the streets of the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, to protest against Monday's visit by US President George W Bush. |
| US foreign policy provokes deep anger among some groups in Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim nation. | US foreign policy provokes deep anger among some groups in Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim nation. |
| But Indonesia is a key regional ally for the US and ties between the two governments remain strong. | But Indonesia is a key regional ally for the US and ties between the two governments remain strong. |
| Mr Bush's talks are expected to include security co-operation and US economic assistance for Indonesia. | Mr Bush's talks are expected to include security co-operation and US economic assistance for Indonesia. |
| Hundreds of police officers lined up at the presidential palace in Jakarta as demonstrators gathered outside on Sunday to stage the latest in weeks of anti-US protests. | Hundreds of police officers lined up at the presidential palace in Jakarta as demonstrators gathered outside on Sunday to stage the latest in weeks of anti-US protests. |
| Mr Bush is due to spend only a few hours on Indonesian soil but that has not blunted the anger of Muslim groups, says the BBC's Lucy Williamson in Jakarta. | Mr Bush is due to spend only a few hours on Indonesian soil but that has not blunted the anger of Muslim groups, says the BBC's Lucy Williamson in Jakarta. |
| Security has been tightened ahead of Mr Bush's arrivalMilitant leaders called for Mr Bush's death but most of the protesters simply wanted to voice their opposition to US policy in the Middle East and to the US-led invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan. | Security has been tightened ahead of Mr Bush's arrivalMilitant leaders called for Mr Bush's death but most of the protesters simply wanted to voice their opposition to US policy in the Middle East and to the US-led invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan. |
| Speakers at the rally in Jakarta condemned the visit and criticised Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono for inviting him. | Speakers at the rally in Jakarta condemned the visit and criticised Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono for inviting him. |
| Mr Bush is due to fly in from Vietnam where he attended the Apec summit. | |
| In contrast to the protests in Indonesia, the US president was greeted by cheering crowds as he visited Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City, formerly known as Saigon, on Monday. | |
| Thousands of people lined up to wave to his motorcade as he passed through the site of one of the most crushing military defeats in US history, the BBC's Bill Hayton in Vietnam says. | |
| Mr Bush will spend most of his brief stopover in Indonesia in the resort town of Bogor in Java, where demonstrations have also been reported. | |
| Security has been stepped up ahead of Mr Bush's arrival, especially in Bogor. | Security has been stepped up ahead of Mr Bush's arrival, especially in Bogor. |
| Indonesia has suffered several deadly bomb attacks in recent years against Western targets, most of them blamed on Islamic militants. | Indonesia has suffered several deadly bomb attacks in recent years against Western targets, most of them blamed on Islamic militants. |