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No Indonesian casualties in Charlottesville: Ambassador

The Indonesian Ambassador has assured the Indonesian public that none of its citizens have fallen victim to the riots in Charlottesville.

Tama Salim (The Jakarta Post)
Jakarta
Mon, August 14, 2017

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No Indonesian casualties in Charlottesville: Ambassador People receive first-aid after a car ran into a crowd of protesters in Charlottesville. (AFP/File)

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o Indonesian nationals were harmed in the violent, bigotry-laced riots that upended Charlottesville in the United States over the weekend.

Indonesian Ambassador to the US, Budi "Soni" Bowoleksono, ensured that the situation in Virginia's metropolitan center "had calmed down" and that no Indonesians were among the victims in the clashes between white supremacists and counter-protesters, in a rally that has claimed at least one death and left more than a dozen injured.

"The Indonesian Embassy in Washington DC has issued a notice for Indonesians, particularly to those in Virginia [to stay alert and refrain from approaching possible areas of conflict]," he said in a short message on Sunday.

"No Indonesian citizens fell victim."

According to embassy data, there are 80 Indonesians living among Charlottesville's 150,000-strong population, and a total of 3,207 Indonesian citizens registered in the entire state of Virginia.

Read also: White House defends Trump's response to Virginia violence

Footage of a car speeding up and slamming into a crowd of protesters on Friday swamped social media and cable networks, raising the specter of domestic terrorism.

At least one woman in the car's path died and several people suffered critical injuries.

US President Donald Trump has been heavily criticized by his own party for failing to "call evil by its name," as one Republican senator tweeted.

Trump first addressed the matter — through a tweet — on Saturday afternoon, after the planned white-supremacist rally, which saw fights break out and a state of emergency declared, had been dispersed.

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