Papuan students shout slogans during a rally near the presidential palace in Jakarta, Indonesia yesterday
THOUSANDS of West Papuan independence activists continued their protest against Indonesian control today as violence spread and government buildings went up in flames.
Videos posted on social media appeared to show several buildings in the provincial capital Jayapura on fire.
National police spokesman Dedi Prasetyo confirmed that local government buildings had been torched but could not confirm whether protesters had also set fire to shops, offices and petrol stations.
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