Angry residents burn down house<\/p>\n
TANGERANG: Some 200 residents of Leuwi Halu village in
\nTigaraksa district of Tangerang burned down a house which was
\nbelieved to have been used to spread misleading religious
\nteaching practices on Monday evening.<\/p>\n
Tigaraksa subprecinct police chief Adj. Comr. Purwadi
\nsaid on Tuesday that the angry residents arrived at 8:30
\np.m., when some 50 people were reading wirid (religious prayer)
\nled by Haitami, 40, the house owner.<\/p>\n
The residents yelled. They scolded Haitami and his
\ncongregation and threw stones at the house. Minutes later,
\nsome shouted \"burn the house,\" so they immediately torched the
\nhouse which was leveled to the ground. A motorcyle was also
\nburned in the incident.<\/p>\n
The congregation, comprising of married couples and their
\nchildren, as well as Haitami, managed to escape.<\/p>\n
Purwadi said the police regretted the incident, but no one has
\nbeen arrested.--JP<\/p>",
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