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Police will act firmly against all acts of intimidation regardless of religious or ethnic labels claimed by its participants. National Police spokesman Snr.Commr. Tjiptono said on Wednesday that any group, "large or small", involving premanisme or intimidation and violence, would be "eradicated". Police are still tracing identities of suspected thugs, he added. The provinces of Riau and East Java respectively have the highest records this year, with 41 cases each. -- detik.com