JAKARTA: Indonesian President Joko Widodo has postponed a trip to Australia due to start Sunday after violence broke out at a mass rally against a Christian governor accused of insulting Islam, the government said.

VIOLENT DISPERSAL An Indonesian policeman fires a tear gas canister to disperse Muslim protesters near the presidential palace during clashes after a rally against governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, a Christian accused of insulting Islam, in Jakarta on Friday night. AFP PHOTO
VIOLENT DISPERSAL An Indonesian policeman fires a tear gas canister to disperse Muslim protesters near the presidential palace during clashes after a rally against governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, a Christian accused of insulting Islam, in Jakarta on Friday night. AFP PHOTO

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