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Islands in focus: HMI congress participants burn tires
Scores of students from the Makassar chapter of the Association of Islamic Students (HMI) burned used tires and blocked off Jl
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cores of students from the Makassar chapter of the Association of Islamic Students (HMI) burned used tires and blocked off Jl. Sudirman, in front of the Youth Hall in Pekanbaru on Saturday night for protesting a lack of proper facilities.
'We hoped the local committee would meet us here. We have yet to receive proper facilities,' HMI coordinator Zulkifli said through a megaphone as reported by tribunnews.com
Pekanbaru Police chief Sr. Comr. Aries Syarief Hidayat was seen appeasing the students, who reportedly hitched a ride to the city on a ship owned by state-owned shipping company Pelni.
Pekanbaru hosted the 29th HMI congress held at the Labersa Hotel in Kampar regency on Sunday. Vice President Jusuf Kalla was slated to inaugurate the event.
