Indonesian students vow more violent protests after a delivery rider was killed

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Tensions have risen in Indonesia's capital following a protest by youths and students at the Jakarta Mobile Brigade headquarters on Friday (Aug 29) in response to the death of a delivery rider hit by a police vehicle during violent clashes.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Indonesian students and youths took to the streets

00:04and staged a violent protest outside the Jakarta Mobile Brigade headquarters on Friday.

00:09They clashed with the police, who then replied with tear gas and water cannon.

00:13They also burned tires protesting a number of issues,

00:17including lawmakers' pay, education funding, and the government's school meals program.

00:23The protesters riled up after a motorcyclist died

00:26when he was hit by a police vehicle during violent clashes

00:30following a demonstration outside the parliament building on Thursday.

00:34The Capitol's police chief said the victim was killed

00:36during the clashes involving the armored police vehicle,

00:39while a Delivery Riders Association said the victim was not involved in the protests.

00:56The Capitol's police chief said the victim was killed by the police chief.

01:00Thank you very much.

01:30We will be able to pass the process.

01:35We will be able to pass the process.

01:37We will be able to pass the process.

01:41We will be able to pass the process.

01:44Authorities said the seven crew members in the armored vehicle had been arrested to help with investigation.

01:50Following the death, youths and delivery riders protested in front of the riot police's headquarters on Thursday night.

01:58Last Monday, a similar protest saw hundreds of demonstrators clashing with police and trying to break into the parliament building.

02:05The government and police have been urged to release some 600 people who had been arrested during the demonstrations.

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