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| Detentions over Indonesia clashes | Detentions over Indonesia clashes |
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| Indonesian police have detained 57 members of a hard-line Muslim group following violence at a rally for religious tolerance, officials say. | Indonesian police have detained 57 members of a hard-line Muslim group following violence at a rally for religious tolerance, officials say. |
| Police rounded up members of the Islamic Defenders' Front (FPI) at the group's headquarters in Jakarta. | Police rounded up members of the Islamic Defenders' Front (FPI) at the group's headquarters in Jakarta. |
| The move came after stick-wielding FPI members allegedly beat several people at the rally on Sunday. | The move came after stick-wielding FPI members allegedly beat several people at the rally on Sunday. |
| The gathering had called for tolerance towards the minority Ahmadiyah sect - which some Indonesians want banned. | The gathering had called for tolerance towards the minority Ahmadiyah sect - which some Indonesians want banned. |
| Growing gulf | Growing gulf |
| Police spokesman Abubakar Nataprawira confirmed the detentions in the pre-dawn raid. | Police spokesman Abubakar Nataprawira confirmed the detentions in the pre-dawn raid. |
| "We have taken for questioning a total of 57 people," he told the AFP news agency. | "We have taken for questioning a total of 57 people," he told the AFP news agency. |
| "However, whether they will be declared suspects or not will depend on the result of their questioning," he said. | "However, whether they will be declared suspects or not will depend on the result of their questioning," he said. |
| Sunday's rally was organised by the National Alliance for Freedom of Religion and Faith. | Sunday's rally was organised by the National Alliance for Freedom of Religion and Faith. |
| Several speakers had urged tolerance towards the Ahmadiyah sect, whose beliefs differ from mainstream Islam. | Several speakers had urged tolerance towards the Ahmadiyah sect, whose beliefs differ from mainstream Islam. |
| The subsequent violence at the gathering sparked an outcry by moderate Muslims. Advertisement | The subsequent violence at the gathering sparked an outcry by moderate Muslims. Advertisement |
| Police detain the members of the Islamic Defenders' Front | Police detain the members of the Islamic Defenders' Front |
| The BBC's Lucy Williamson in Jakarta says that the alleged involvement of FPI members has shone a spotlight on the group's activities, and further widened the gulf between liberal and hard-line Muslim organisations. | The BBC's Lucy Williamson in Jakarta says that the alleged involvement of FPI members has shone a spotlight on the group's activities, and further widened the gulf between liberal and hard-line Muslim organisations. |
| The FPI leader told his followers this week to prepare for war against the minority Ahmadiyah and those who supported their right to exist. | The FPI leader told his followers this week to prepare for war against the minority Ahmadiyah and those who supported their right to exist. |
| But the FPI's own right to exist has also come into question, with many people calling on the government to ban them, our correspondent adds. | But the FPI's own right to exist has also come into question, with many people calling on the government to ban them, our correspondent adds. |
| A presidential spokesman said the state was looking at whether there was a legal case for banning them. | A presidential spokesman said the state was looking at whether there was a legal case for banning them. |