11. Police Sgt. Jumhalim said the unidentified Chinese trader sought police protection after the mob set fire to his home and shop. 12. As in other protests in recent weeks, they targeted the property of Chinese traders, who are blamed for price hikes. 13. Dozens of shops and houses, mainly owned by Chinese traders, were damaged. 14. During the past two months anger against Chinese traders has grown. 15. During the riots, one ethnic Chinese trader and his family hid in the house of an indigenous Indonesian friend. 16. Ethnic Chinese traders threatened Thursday to shut down their businesses and schools in Manila if the government fails to curb an upsurge in kidnappings. 17. Five people have been killed and hundreds of stores and houses, many owned by ethnic Chinese traders, have been damaged, looted and burned. 18. For weeks frustrated Indonesians have attacked hundreds of small town Chinese traders, burning houses and ransacking stores in anger over the worst economic crisis in three decades. 19. Hundreds of shops and houses, many belonging to ethnic Chinese traders, were damaged or burned in the riots. 20. Local Chinese traders are being targeted for arson attacks and looting. |
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