Mosque vandalized in Medan

MEDAN, North Sumatra: Dozens of people vandalized the Ar Ridho Mosque in the Polonia subdistrict of Medan on Wednesday morning.

An eyewitness, Maimunah, said that vandals alit from two cars, ordered her to leave the mosque and began to vandalize it -- particularly electronic items and other objects inside. They left immediately after the attack. It was the fourth such attack at the mosque in recent months. Maimunah surmised that the attack was linked to a land dispute between local residents and a private company that wants to use for commercial purposes. -- JP