JAKARTA (AFP) — The leader of an Indonesian Islamist extremist group declared war on members of a minority Islamic sect Monday after his followers violently broke up a rally for religious tolerance.
Apparently the pro-tolerance demonstrators included Christians and moderate Muslims:
About 200 Christians, moderate Muslims and members of Ahmadiyah — an Islamic group the government is considering banning — gathered at the National Monument in the nation's capital of Jakarta to celebrate the country's tradition of pluralism, said Gunawan Mohamad, a prominent magazine publisher who took part in the rally.
At least 12 people were injured after members of the Islamic Defenders Front rushed the square waving flags and swinging sticks, organizer Anick Tohari said.
"Repent or die," shouted men dressed in green and white Islamic outfits as they punched and kicked bleeding protesters, video footage showed.
Notice anything? That's right, they've found "moderate Muslims" in Indonesia! So it's a good news/bad news situation. We've found moderate Muslims, and now they must die. Kind of explains why it's so hard to find moderate Muslims, huh?
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