Eggs tossed at Aussie embassy

Eggs tossed at Aussie embassy

JAKARTA: At least 300 students tossed rotten eggs at the Australian Embassy Tuesday in a noisy demonstration to protest police raids on Indonesians living in Australia in the wake of the deadly Oct. 12 bombings on Bali island.

Australian security officers armed with submachine guns and pistols have smashed down doors and broken windows getting into the homes of Indonesians living in Australian cities in the past two weeks.

Nobody has been arrested for links to Jamaah Islamiyah, a regional organization blamed for the Bali blasts.

The raids sparked outrage in Indonesia amid accusations that Indonesians living in Australia were being unfairly targeted.

Students, some chanting "Australia is the terrorist," demanded to meet embassy officials to air their complaints. When their request was ignored, protesters started tossing eggs at the heavily guarded building.

No one was arrested and the hour-long demonstration broke up without further incident.

Indonesian politicians, including Vice President Hamzah Haz, have said the raids could worsen relations between the two countries and should not have been done without first notifying the Indonesian Embassy. --AP