Cobras to be used against rioters

JAKARTA - Indonesian police on the outskirts of the capital, Jakarta, plan to use poisonous cobras against "brutale rioters", …

JAKARTA - Indonesian police on the outskirts of the capital, Jakarta, plan to use poisonous cobras against "brutale rioters", a senior officer has said.

President Suharto yesterday ordered the establishment of "alert centres" to guard against unrest in the wake of a spate of religious and ethnic riots in the country.

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