Indonesia riots: six dead after protesters clash with troops over election results

Six people are dead and more than 200 are injured, according to Jakarta’s governor, after protesters clashed with security forces and set fire to a police dormitory and vehicles in the Indonesian capital following the release of official election results.

National Police spokesman, Dedi Prasetyo said protests by supporters of an unsuccessful presidential candidate turned violent late on Tuesday and continued through the night. Police said they had arrested 20 “provocateurs”.

Jakarta governor Anies Baswedan said six people had died and 200 were injured in the violence. He said hospitals were conducting post-mortems to determine the cause of the deaths. Indonesian police chief Tito Karnavian also confirmed the deaths.