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Indonesia protest: President Widodo says political actors behind Friday violence

Muslim protesters gather with a banner calling for the arrest of Jakarta's ethnic Chinese and Christian Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, popularly known as "Ahok," outside the City Hall. Friday, Nov. 4, 2016. Thousands of hard-line Muslims converged Friday on the center of the Indonesian capital to demand the arrest of its governor for alleged blasphemy. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has blamed "political actors" for clashes between police and Muslim protestors in Jakarta on Friday. Tens of thousands rallied, accusing the city's Christian governor Basuki Tjahja Purnama of insulting Islam and calling for him to resign.

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