Golkar mass tear PDR flags

Golkar mass tear PDR flags

MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: The sixth day of the campaign
season here got off to a tense start on Tuesday when a group of
people clad in Golkar Party attributes tore flags apart belonging
to People's Sovereignty Party (PDR).

The incident came just after the group left an outdoor rally
held by Golkar's Central Lombok branch in Praya square. The
motives behind the violent conduct were not immediately known,
but the case has been reported to the local elections supervisory
body.

A mass brawl between supporters of the two parties would have
flared up had security forces come late to the scene. PDR
supporters also campaigned on Tuesday.

Earlier on Monday, a group of Golkar supporters and their
Crescent Star Party counterparts caused damages to banners and
other attributes belonging to rival parties in Central Lampung.
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