Kupang back to normal

Kupang back to normal

KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Shops along Jl. Sudirman and Jl.
Siliwangi in Kupang reopened for business on Tuesday, nine days
after the town was rocked by sectarian riots, Antara reported.

Local people blocked the two streets to prevent rioting and
looting by a mob made up of people who came mostly from outside
the town.

Soldiers were seen standing by in the area.

Nurdin Ambo, a garment trader, said shops had reopened in
anticipation of an increase in demand ahead of the start of
Ramadhan and Christmas.

The Nov. 30 riot developed out of a protest by several youth
organizations against the burning of churches in Jakarta a week
earlier. Dozens of buildings, including mosques, were vandalized
and burned during the riots. (01)