Indonesian police arrested 154 people following clashes overnight in Yogyakarta, where protesters threw Molotov cocktails at the parliament buildings amid nationwide protests over economic conditions, stagnant wages and the government's handling of devastating fires.
Protesters launched firecrackers, rocks and Molotov cocktails at the legislative complex, prompting police to deploy tactical vehicles, tear gas and water cannons to disperse the crowd, according to an AFP reporter at the scene. Officers seized six Molotov cocktails and 12 firecrackers as evidence during the operation, police said in a statement Wednesday.