Indonesian officers (in uniform) from the city administration police detain unmarried couples after a raid at a hotel in Surabaya on February 14, 2018. AFP PHOTO

JAKARTA: Valentine's Day was banned in some Indonesian cities on Wednesday as police rounded up amorous couples, giving the official kiss-off to a tradition which critics say doesn't deserve any love in the Muslim-majority nation.

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