Indonesian police fire tear gas at Muslim protesters in Jakarta - Metro TV
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian police have fired tear gas to disperse hardline Muslim protesters near the presidential palace in the capital, Jakarta, Metro TV reported on Friday. Some protesters threw plastic bottles at police officers, who had formed a barricade, television images showed. Tens of thousands of protesters rallied outside the presidential palace to demand the resignation of the governor of the capital, Jakarta, who they said had insulted the Muslim holy book, the Koran. (Reporting by Fransiska Nangoy; Writing by Eveline Danubrata; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)