Islamic protesters burn churches

Hundreds of Islamic hard-liners stormed a court and set two churches on fire in Indonesia today to protest at what they said was a lenient sentence for a Christian convicted of blaspheming Islam.

Islamic protesters burn churches

Hundreds of Islamic hard-liners stormed a court and set two churches on fire in Indonesia today to protest at what they said was a lenient sentence for a Christian convicted of blaspheming Islam.

Jakarta resident Antonius Richmond Bawengan, 58, was found guilty of distributing books and leaflets that "spread hatred about Islam" and sentenced to the maximum five years in prison.

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