Bondowoso Police shoot dead five attackers JAKARTA (JP): Five people were shot dead by police who were attempting to fend off a mob attacking a police station in the East Java town of Bondowoso, National Police chief Gen. Surojo Bimantoro said on Thursday.

Running street battles erupt after Soeharto walks JAKARTA (JP): Some 30 people were wounded in the capital on Thursday in clashes between anti-Soeharto and pro-Soeharto protesters and the police following the dismissal of corruption charges against the former president. Police stated that at least one anti-Soeharto protester was killed in a clash with police personnel near the trial's venue at the Ministry of Agriculture in Ragunan, South Jakarta.