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Indonesian cleric urges more violence Date September 19, 2012 Michael Bachelard Islamic protest turns violent in Indonesia Indonesians protest outside the US embassy in Jakarta against the amateur film produced in America that is offending Muslims around the world. THE spiritual leader of radical Islam in Indonesia has urged his supporters to greater acts of violence in retribution against the producers of the film Innocence of Muslims. Speaking from his prison cell, firebrand cleric Abu Bakar Bashir called for the closure of the US embassy in Jakarta, which was briefly besieged by petrol-bomb-throwing protesters (right) on Monday night. While other Muslim clerics are calling for calm, Bashir, who is serving a 15-year jail term for establishing a terrorist training camp, told radical website aslami.org supporters should admire the action in Libya, which resulted in the death of the US ambassador. Click for more photos Anti U.S. Protest in Jakarta Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) protestors burns a poster of a US flag as hundreds gather for anti US protests at the Bunderan Hotel Indonesia traffic circle in Central Jakarta, Indonesia. a.. b.. c.. d.. e.. f.. g.. h.. i.. j.. k.. ''We have to react strongly over this harassment. We should not apologise [for Monday's attack on the US embassy] and, if needed, we should close it down,'' Bashir said. ''It is worth following what happened in Libya. This defamation attacks Allah and his prophet. The punishment is capital punishment [for the movie's producers] no other consideration.'' The Islamic Defenders Front, or FPI, whose white-clad paramilitary was at the forefront of the action, has promised another, larger protest soon. Abu Bakar Bashir Photo: Reuters ''As long as Obama has not apologised and revoked the movie, we're not afraid of conducting other rallies. We're targeting 10,000 people in an upcoming protest,'' said the head of FPI's Jakarta chapter, Novel Ba Mu'min. Other Muslim scholars in Indonesia called for calm after 11 policemen were injured by flying debris, including marbles fired from slingshots, and five hardline protesters were taken into custody during Monday's protest. ■ A suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into a minivan near Kabul airport killing at least 12 people, including eight South Africans, in an attack claimed as revenge for the anti-Islam movie. The head of the crime investigation department, General Mohammad Zahir, confirmed the bus carrying foreigners had been the target, while Afghans had also died. Associated Press said those killed worked at an aviation company. The Hezb-e-Islami, led by warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar and allied to the Taliban, carried out the attack. With BLOOMBERG Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/world/indonesian-cleric-urges-more-violence-20120918-264mv.html#ixzz26pkJ1NuW [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
