Indonesia president, VP urge calm ahead of Islamic protest in Jakarta
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INDONESIAN President Joko Widodo and his vice-president called for peace as tensions rose on Thursday ahead of a protest planned by hardline Muslim groups against the Jakarta governor, a Christian and the first ethnic Chinese in the job.
The groups claim that Governor Basuki Tjahja Purnama, popularly known as "Ahok", had insulted the Koran and was guilty of blasphemy. They plan a protest rally on Friday.
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